[adjective]He lay in front of the fire like any domestic beast, his green eyes open and watchful.She remembered him as a tall serious boy with dark watchful eyes.Under the watchful eye of (= watched carefully by) their mother, the two boys played on the shore.She keeps a fairly watchful eye on (= watches carefully) her husband to see that he behaves himself.
WATCHFUL
Meaning of WATCHFUL in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012