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ambition(noun, wish, longing, belief, dream)
21
anticipation(noun, belief, expectation, dream, longing)
20
look forward to(expression, verb, idiom, anticipate, expect)
20
prospect(noun, anticipation, belief, plan, chance)
19
promise(noun, belief, chance, dream, anticipation)
18
want(verb, noun, need, action, desire)
18
optimism(noun, anticipation, cheer, belief, dream)
18
presume(verb, believe, take, think, expect)
17
long for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, trust, anticipate)
17
surmise(verb, believe, take, think, expect)
16
feel confident(verb, expression, trust, anticipate, expect)
15
assume(verb, take, believe, expect, think)
15
hold(verb, trust, anticipate, expect, action)
15
sweat it out(verb, expression, idiom, stay, attend)
14
be sure of(verb, lean, commit, expression, phrasal verb)
14
reliance(noun, confidence, belief, state, dream)
14
have faith(verb, expression, trust, anticipate, expect)
14
keep fingers crossed(verb, expression, idiom, trust, anticipate)
14
daydream(noun, dream, feeling, desire, belief)
14
deem likely(verb, expression, trust, anticipate, expect)
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