5
stay(verb, stop, delay, rest, pause)
5
sweat it out(verb, expression, idiom, hold, assume)
5
threaten(verb, show, appear, mount, soar)
5
watch(verb, stop, delay, stay, rest)
4
assume(verb, hold, take, see, think)
4
be ready for(verb, expression, idiom, wait)
4
gather(verb, show, appear, anticipate, mount)
4
impend(show, appear, mount, soar, emerge)
4
presume(verb, hold, take, assume, think)
4
sweat(verb, hold, stay, informal, assume)
4
watch for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, take)
3
bargain for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, take, see)
3
believe(verb, hold, assume, think, want)
3
draw near(verb, expression, idiom, near, futurity)
3
face
3
hang around(verb, expression, stop, delay, stay)
3
hang over(verb, expression, phrasal verb, show, appear)
3
pend(noun, verb, rest, cling, depend)
3
prepare
3
stick around(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, delay)
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