3
likeliness(noun, possibility, prospect, likelihood)
3
longing(noun, desire)
3
need(noun, desire)
3
object(noun, concept, plan, desire, idea)
3
principle(noun, aim, meaning, objective, intention)
3
prognosis(noun, guess, estimate, forecast)
3
prospects(noun, chance, risk, prediction, projection)
3
purpose(noun, concept, idea, object, belief)
3
sanguinity(noun, cheer, confidence, assurance, optimism)
3
security(noun, desire, concern, belief, confidence)
3
sureness(noun, cheer, belief, hope, trust)
3
verisimilitude
3
vision
3
want
3
yearning(noun, desire, hope)
2
Moirai(break, lot, chance, life, objective)
2
anticipate
2
anxiety(noun, concept, confusion, idea, belief)
2
arrangement(noun, organization, study, increase, plan)
2
break(lot, chance, life, objective, intention)
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