3
assumption(noun, desire, concern, belief, hope)
3
assurance(noun, belief, hope, anticipation, expectation)
3
hopefulness(noun, desire, concern, belief, confidence)
3
promise(noun, plan, desire, concern, belief)
3
thought(hope, possibility, expectation)
3
uncertainty(noun, anxiety, confusion, doubt, expectation)
2
calculation(noun, belief, hope, possibility, anticipation)
2
conjecture(noun, belief, hope, anticipation, expectation)
2
desire(noun, concern, belief, confidence, courage)
2
dread(noun, worry, strain, anxiety, burden)
2
fear(noun, worry, strain, anxiety, burden)
2
impatience(noun, worry, strain, anxiety, burden)
2
insecurity(noun, anxiety, confusion, doubt, uncertainty)
2
life(noun, course, existence, duration, lifetime)
2
longing
2
possibility(noun, belief, property, hope, anticipation)
2
presentation(noun, anticipation)
2
supposition(noun, belief, hope, anticipation, expectation)
2
surmise(noun, belief, hope, anticipation, expectation)
2
view(noun, belief, hope, anticipation, expectation)
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