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Not asleep, in a conscious state

Watchful or observant, such as for danger or disorder

In a state of awareness (about something)

Busy with activity

Careful and prudent in one's speech or actions

Having or showing an accurate and deep understanding

Currently in use or valid

To emerge or rouse from sleep

To rouse from a state of inaction or dormancy

To become aware of

To arouse or trigger, especially feelings or emotions

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Adjective

Not asleep, in a conscious state

“Will, dragging Raven behind him, who was also nearly falling asleep after being awake all night, left and shut the door quietly behind him.”

Adjective

Watchful or observant, such as for danger or disorder

on the qui vive

not missing a trick

paying attention

fast on the draw

keeping a weather eye on things

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

with eyes peeled

listening carefully

with eyes like a hawk

with one's eyes skinned

with weather eye open

keeping one's eyes peeled

upon one's guard

quick off the mark

with your wits about you

quick on the uptake

capable of feeling

flesh-and-blood

hyperintelligent

watching one's step

walking on eggs

keeping on one's toes

handling with kid gloves

quick on the draw

quick on the trigger

smart as a whip

sharp as a tack

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“We must stay awake to any agendas and represent ourselves without over-identifying with local politics.”

Adjective

In a state of awareness (about something)

in the know about

able to recognize

acquainted with

knowledgeable about

well informed about

conversant with

au courant with

up to date with

intimately aware

genned up about

enlightened about

up-to-the-minute

with a knowledge of

know one's stuff

with an understanding of

abreast of the facts

fully recognizant of

well informed of

very mindful of

well acquainted with

acutely conscious of

very familiar with

fully cognizant of

extremely alert to

very sensitive to

closely conversant with

having been around

know ins and outs

with eyes peeled

know all the answers

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“We are now awake to the issues that millions of our compatriots deal with at every moment.”

Adjective

Busy with activity

bright and breezy

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

full of vim and vigour

still going strong

full of commotion

alive and kicking

like Piccadilly Circus

full of the joys of spring

full of get-up-and-go

full of activity

invigorating^US

envigorating^UK

in high spirits

hale and hearty

full of the joy of living

as lively as a grig

as merry as a grig

well-trafficked

coming on strong

like a new person

fresh as a daisy

fast and furious

hell broke loose

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Adjective

Careful and prudent in one's speech or actions

having foresight

on the qui vive

watching one's step

walking on eggs

keeping on one's toes

handling with kid gloves

keeping a weather eye on

walking on egg shells

with eyes peeled

belt-and-braces

hedging your bets

with reservations

playing your cards close to your chest

paying attention

treating with kid gloves

politically correct

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Adjective

Having or showing an accurate and deep understanding

knows what's what

ear to the ground

with great knowledge

well thought out

full of insight

showing great knowledge

quick off the mark

quick on the uptake

hyperintelligent

sharp as a tack

not born yesterday

not missing a trick

smart as a tack

knowing how many beans make five

quick on the trigger

with all one's wits about one

having been around

treating with kid gloves

politically correct

with good taste

thinking outside the box

straight-thinking

full of feeling

thought-provoking

confrontational

sympathizing^US

out of the ordinary

breaking ground

sympathising^UK

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Adjective

Currently in use or valid

among the living

alive and kicking

in the land of the living

in working order

fully-functional

still in existence

firing on all cylinders

able to function

high-functioning

well-functioning

ready for action

in working condition

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Verb

To emerge or rouse from sleep

“As you awake from your troubled sleep, you realize that the group you'd dreamed about is deep in the woods.”

Verb

To rouse from a state of inaction or dormancy

give someone a shout

show signs of life

be up and about

open one's eyes

restore to life

bring back to life

return to the land of the living

raise from the dead

rouse from sleep

get to your feet

be up and doing

breathe life into

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“And suddenly, he heard Kato's voice, light as if not to awake him from a sleep.”

Verb

To become aware of

become aware of

become cognizant of

become conscious of

become mindful of

become awake to

“The government has begun to awake to the issues that plague the country.”

Verb

To arouse or trigger, especially feelings or emotions

breathe life into

bring into being

call into being

fire the enthusiasm of

fire the imagination of

light a fire under

whet one's appetite

be the cause of

be at the bottom of

sow the seeds of

fan the flames of

be conducive to

be instrumental in

have as a result

have as a consequence

add fuel to the flames

start the ball rolling

get things rolling

cause to appear

add fuel to fire

work into lather

build a fire under

open the door for

be responsible for

have the effect of

cause to happen

be partly responsible for

oil the wheels of

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“The presence of two infants began to awake her interest in life.”

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