3
regard(noun, verb, understanding, care, attention)
3
sanguinity(noun, cheer, confidence, assurance, optimism)
3
sureness(noun, cheer, hope, trust, confidence)
2
apprehending(noun, understanding, attention, hope, consideration)
2
arrangement(noun, organization, study, increase, plan)
2
aspiration(noun, desire, concern, belief, hope)
2
belief(noun, desire, concern, view, hope)
2
carefulness(care, prudence, insight, forethought, farsightedness)
2
certainty(noun, cheer, happiness, enthusiasm, trust)
2
clairvoyance(care, caution, perception, prudence, discernment)
2
daydream(noun, desire, concern, belief, confidence)
2
deducing(noun, understanding, attention, hope, consideration)
2
deduction(noun, understanding, belief, attention, hope)
2
deliberation(noun, study, understanding, attention, exercise)
2
dependence(noun, desire, concern, belief, confidence)
2
deriving(noun, understanding, attention, hope, consideration)
2
desire(noun, concern, belief, hope, confidence)
2
development(noun, organization, study, increase, plan)
2
dilemma(anxiety, confusion, doubt, uncertainty, whodunit)
2
direct apprehension
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