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     #864.  Caution. —­ N. caution; cautiousness &c. adj.; discretion,
prudence, cautel|, heed, circumspection, calculation, deliberation.
     foresight &c. 510; vigilance &c. 459; warning &c. 668.
     coolness &c. adj.; self-possession, self-command; presence of mind,
sang froid[Fr]; well-regulated mind; worldly wisdom, Fabian policy. 
     V. be cautious &c. adj.; take care, take heed, take good care; have
a care mind, what one is about; be on one’s guard &c. (keep watch) 459; “make assurance doubly sure” [Macbeth].
     bespeak &c. (be early) 132.
     think twice, look before one leaps, count the cost, look to the main
chance, cut one’s coat according to one’s cloth; feel one’s ground, feel one’s way; see how the land lies &c. (foresight) 510; wait to see how the cat jumps; bridle one’s tongue; reculer pour mieux sauter &c. (prepare) 673[Fr]; let well alone, let well enough alone; let sleeping dogs lie, ne pas reveiller le chat qui dort [French:  don’t wake a sleeping cat].
     keep out of harm’s way, keep out of troubled waters; keep at a
respectful distance, stand aloof; keep on the safe side, be on the safe side.
     husband one’s resources &c. 636.
     caution &c. (warn) 668. 
     Adj. cautious, wary, guarded; on one’s guard &c. (watchful) 459;
cavendo tutus[Lat]; in medio tutissimus[Lat]; vigilant.
     careful, heedful; cautelous|, stealthy, chary, shy of, circumspect,
prudent, discreet, politic; sure-footed &c. (skillful) 698.
     unenterprising, unadventurous, cool, steady, self-possessed;
overcautious. 
     Adv. cautiously &c. adj. 
     Int. have a care! 
     Phr. timeo Danaos [Lat][Vergil]; festina lente[Lat].
     ante victoriam ne canas triumphum [Lat:  don’t sing out victory before
the triumph]; “give, every man thine ear but few thy voice” [Hamlet]; he who laughs last laughs best, il rit bien qui rit le dernier[Fr]; ni firmes carta que no leas ni bebas agua que no veas [Sp]; nescit vox missa reverti [Lat][Horace]; “love all, trust a few” [All’s Well]; noli irritare leones [obs3][Lat]; safe bind safe find; “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” [Bert Lance].

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     #865.  Desire. —­ N. desire, wish, fancy, fantasy; want, need,
exigency.
     mind, inclination, leaning, bent, animus, partiality, penchant,
predilection; propensity &c. 820; willingness &c. 602; liking, love, fondness, relish.
     longing, hankering, inkling; solicitude, anxiety; yearning, coveting;
aspiration, ambition, vaulting ambition; eagerness, zeal, ardor, empressement[Fr], breathless impatience, overanxiety; impetuosity, &c. 825.
     appetite, appetition[obs3], appetence[obs3], appetency[obs3]; sharp
appetite, keenness, hunger, stomach, twist; thirst, thirstiness; drouth, mouthwatering; itch, itching; prurience, cacoethes[Lat], cupidity, lust, concupiscence.