"начеку" meaning in Russian

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          "english": "Be on guard / stay alert / watch out / heads up.",
          "roman": "Budʹ načekú.",
          "text": "Будь начеку́.",
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        {
          "english": "Just to give you a heads up.",
          "roman": "Prósto, štóby ty byl načekú.",
          "text": "Про́сто, что́бы ты был начеку́.",
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        },
        {
          "english": "The neighborhood vandal keeps my neighbors on edge.",
          "roman": "Rajónnyj vandál déržit moíx sosédej načekú.",
          "text": "Райо́нный ванда́л де́ржит мои́х сосе́дей начеку́.",
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        {
          "english": "I'll keep an eye out for anything suspicious.",
          "roman": "Ja búdu načekú, jésli proizojdjót štó-to podozrítelʹnoje.",
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        "on the alert, on guard, keeping an eye out"
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          "keeping an eye out",
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        {
          "word": "настороже́"
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          "word": "нагото́ве"
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        "in a state of readiness to do something"
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        {
          "english": "Just to give you a heads up.",
          "roman": "Prósto, štóby ty byl načekú.",
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        "on the alert, on guard, keeping an eye out"
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