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