4
conviction(noun, concept, understanding, idea, belief)
4
expectance(noun, condition, surprise, anticipation)
4
expected value(noun, expression, idiom)
4
fear(noun, feeling, belief, hope, anticipation)
4
first moment(noun, expression, idiom)
4
foresight(noun, organization, study, increase, plan)
4
hopefulness(noun, desire, concern, cheer, happiness)
4
motive(noun, belief, hope, anticipation)
4
notion(noun, concept, feeling, understanding, idea)
4
odds(noun, chance, hope, possibility, anticipation)
4
scheme(noun, plan, object, aim, meaning)
3
ambition(noun, plan, desire, concern, reason)
3
certainty(noun, break, understanding, happiness, belief)
3
dream(noun, concept, plan, desire, reason)
3
eagerness(noun, desire, anxiety, confusion, doubt)
3
exhilaration(noun, confidence, hopefulness, sanguinity)
3
forethought(noun, feeling, anticipation, intention, foreboding)
3
guess(noun, concept, understanding, fancy, idea)
3
high hopes(expression, joy, hope, expectancy)
3
idea(noun, concept, feeling, understanding, plan)
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