caution — Caution is great care which you take in order to avoid possible danger.
alertness — fully aware and attentive; wide-awake; keen: an alert mind.
vigilance — state or quality of being vigilant; watchfulness: Vigilance is required in the event of treachery.
attention — If you give someone or something your attention, you look at it, listen to it, or think about it carefully.
care — If you care about something, you feel that it is important and are concerned about it.
carefulness — cautious in one's actions: Be careful when you cross the street.
deliberation — Deliberation is the long and careful consideration of a subject.
discretion — the power or right to decide or act according to one's own judgment; freedom of judgment or choice: It is entirely within my discretion whether I will go or stay.
heed — to give careful attention to: He did not heed the warning.
heedful — taking heed; attentive; mindful; thoughtful; careful: She was always heedful of others' needs.