| stay ahead |
| get ahead of(expression, idiom) |
| go off half-cocked(expression, idiom) |
| anticipate(verb, expect, predict, foresee, await) |
| count chickens(verb, expression, see, assume, divine) |
| presume(verb, assume, believe, guess, imagine) |
| sweat and stew(expression, idiom) |
| sweat it out(expression, idiom) |
| win the start(expression, idiom) |
| foresee(verb, see, assume, expect, predict) |
| foretaste(verb, see, assume, entertain, divine) |
| bargain for(verb, expression, see, assume, divine) |
| be afraid(verb, see, assume, believe, guess) |
| conjecture(verb, see, assume, believe, guess) |
| count on(verb, expression, see, assume, believe) |
| cross the bridge(expression, idiom, see, assume, divine) |
| divine(verb, see, assume, expect, predict) |
| entertain(verb, see, assume, divine, expect) |
| expect predict(expression, see, assume, divine, expect) |
| figure(verb, see, assume, believe, guess) |