7
awaits(verb, hopes)
6
anticipates(verb, plans, hopes)
5
assumes(verb, hopes)
5
hopes(noun, verb, desires, hopes)
4
believes(verb, hopes)
4
contemplates(verb, hopes)
4
intends(verb, plans, hopes, intends)
4
presumes(verb, hopes)
4
wishes(noun, verb, desires, hopes, intends)
3
aims(verb, plans, intends)
3
considers(verb, intends)
3
desires(verb, desires, hopes)
3
envisages
3
envisions
3
fancies(verb, desires)
3
imagines
3
plans(noun, verb, plans, intends)
3
proposes(verb, plans, intends)
3
wants(verb, desires, hopes)
2
apprehends
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