| eager(adjective, strong, desire, concern, keen) |
| avid(adjective, strong, desire, concern, keen) |
| enthusiastic(adjective, strong, keen, intense, passionate) |
| impatient(adjective, strong, desire, concern, keen) |
| anxious(adjective, strong, keen, warm, intense) |
| keen(adjective, strong, desire, concern, warm) |
| ardent(adjective, strong, desire, concern, keen) |
| breathless(adjective, strong, desire, keen, intense) |
| excited(adjective, keen, warm, passionate, enthusiastic) |
| athirst(adjective, strong, concern, keen, warm) |
| thirsty(adjective, strong, concern, keen, informal) |
| thrilled(adjective, keen, warm, passionate, excited) |
| agape(adjective, keen, excited, wonder, expectation) |
| bursting(adjective, concern, keen, eager, heated) |
| inquisitive(adjective, curious) |
| vigilant(adjective, alert, careful, attentive, watchful) |
| curious(adjective, keen, excited, expectation, curious) |
| expectant(adjective, keen, excited, eager, expectation) |
| interested(adjective, strong, keen, warm, intense) |
| on tenterhooks(expression, adjective, idiom, keen, excited) |