3
brainstorming(verb, imagining)
3
expecting(verb, expecting, hoping)
3
observing(verb, imagining, examining)
3
reasoning(noun, verb, thinking)
3
ruminating(noun, verb, adjective)
3
thought
3
weighing(verb, thinking)
2
absorbed
2
assuming(verb, expecting, hoping)
2
awaiting(verb, expecting, hoping)
2
daydreaming(verb, thinking, imagining)
2
debating(verb, thinking, questioning)
2
deducing(verb, correct, alert, intelligent, perceptive)
2
designing(verb, imagining)
2
engrossed
2
envisaging(verb, expecting)
2
inspecting(verb, examining)
2
intent(adjective, set, inclined)
2
minded(adjective, set, inclined, intent, intentive)
2
mulling
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