2
fanciful(adjective, person, good feelings)
2
fine(adjective, promising, auspicious)
2
fit(adjective, promising, auspicious)
2
foreseeable
2
gay(pleasant, bright, happy)
2
gladsome(pleasant, bright, happy)
2
grasping(adjective, eager, desirous, wanting, aspiring)
2
hankering(adjective, keen, desirous, aspiring)
2
hobbledehoy
2
hungry(adjective, energetic, enthusiastic, determined, ardent)
2
impractical(adjective, person, perfect, ideal, imaginary)
2
in good spirits(expression, idiom, pleasant, bright, happy)
2
in hopes(expression, idiom, hope)
2
in the cards(expression, adjective, idiom, reasonable, fair)
2
keen(adjective, eager, desirous, wanting, prospective)
2
liable(adjective, reasonable, fair, acceptable, expected)
2
lightsome
2
lively(pleasant, bright, happy, cheerful, confident)
2
looking forward to(expression, adjective, idiom, optimistic, expectant)
2
mirthful
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