7
conjecture(verb, hold, accept, consider, determine)
7
desire(verb, hold, plan, desire, assume)
7
estimate(noun, verb, take, accept, consider)
7
fancy(verb, take, accept, consider, determine)
7
foreknow(verb, understand, anticipate, discern, predict)
7
guess(verb, hold, accept, consider, determine)
7
hope for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, anticipate, expectation)
7
need(verb, take, desire, want, require)
7
predict(verb, consider, determine, reason, examine)
7
understand(verb, hold, take, accept, consider)
7
want(verb, plan, desire, need, require)
6
bear
6
envision(verb, take, consider, determine, see)
6
figure(verb, consider, determine, fancy, reason)
6
infer(verb, accept, consider, fancy, reason)
6
insist on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, order, force)
6
presuppose(verb, accept, consider, reason, assume)
6
rely(verb, hold, have, assume, want)
6
wait for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, take)
5
carry
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