| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | alertness | watchful expectation of events |
| 2. | anticipation | looking forward to something happening |
| 3. | anticipatory sense | sense of what is coming |
| 4. | apprehension | anxious expectation of something |
| 5. | assumption | something taken to be true |
| 6. | assurance | confidence that something will occur |
| 7. | awaital | the act of awaiting |
| 8. | awaiting | the state of waiting for |
| 9. | ballpark estimate | rough approximate expectation |
| 10. | basic assumption | underlying belief taken as true |
| 11. | belief | acceptance that something will happen |
| 12. | best guess | most likely estimate |
| 13. | bias | a leaning in expected judgment |
| 14. | calculation | a reasoned estimate or judgment |
| 15. | certainty | complete confidence about what follows |
| 16. | chance | the possibility of something happening |
| 17. | common belief | widely held expectation or view |
| 18. | confidence | firm belief in an outcome |
| 19. | conviction | strong belief something is true |
| 20. | counting on | expecting with reliance |
| 21. | credence | belief that something is likely |
| 22. | dependence on | reliance on what is expected |
| 23. | disposition | a tendency to expect something |
| 24. | dread | fearful expectation of something |
| 25. | educated guess | informed but uncertain estimate |
| 26. | estimate | a rough judgment of outcome |
| 27. | expectancy | the state of expecting |
| 28. | eye on | watchful expectation toward something |
| 29. | faith | strong belief without full proof |
| 30. | fear | expectation of danger or harm |
| 31. | feeling | an intuitive sense of outcome |
| 32. | fixed idea | firmly held prior belief |
| 33. | forecast | an estimate of what will happen |
| 34. | forerunner | something preceding what follows |
| 35. | foreshadowing | suggestion of what will happen |
| 36. | foresight | awareness of what may happen |
| 37. | forethought | thought given in advance |
| 38. | frame of mind | a mental state of expectation |
| 39. | general belief | broadly shared expectation |
| 40. | glimmer | a faint sense or expectation |
| 41. | guess | an uncertain belief or estimate |
| 42. | harbinger | something signaling what is coming |
| 43. | hint | a slight sign of what follows |
| 44. | hope | a desired possibility for the future |
| 45. | hunch | an intuitive expectation or guess |
| 46. | idea | a thought about what may happen |
| 47. | impression | a general idea or belief |
| 48. | inclination | a tendency toward a belief |
| 49. | indication | something suggesting what follows |
| 50. | inkling | a slight sense of what follows |
| 51. | judgment | an opinion about likely outcome |
| 52. | lead-up | events before what is expected |
| 53. | leaning | a tendency in belief |
| 54. | likelihood | the chance something will happen |
| 55. | line | a way of thinking about |
| 56. | looking for | expecting to find or receive |
| 57. | mindset | a habitual way of expecting |
| 58. | misgiving | uneasy expectation or doubt |
| 59. | notion | a belief or idea |
| 60. | odds | the likelihood of an outcome |
| 61. | omen | a sign of what may come |
| 62. | opinion | a personal belief or view |
| 63. | outlook | what seems likely to happen |
| 64. | preconception | an idea formed in advance |
| 65. | prediction | a statement of what will happen |
| 66. | prejudice | a preformed judgment or assumption |
| 67. | premise | an assumed starting belief |
| 68. | preparedness | state of being ready |
| 69. | presumption | a belief accepted in advance |
| 70. | presupposition | something assumed beforehand |
| 71. | projection | an estimate of future results |
| 72. | promise | sign of likely good results |
| 73. | prospect | the likelihood of something ahead |
| 74. | readiness | prepared expectation of what comes |
| 75. | reading | an interpretation of likely events |
| 76. | received view | commonly accepted belief |
| 77. | reckoning | a considered judgment of outcome |
| 78. | reliance | dependence on an expected result |
| 79. | rule of thumb | practical guiding assumption |
| 80. | run-up | period before an expected event |
| 81. | sense | an impression of what follows |
| 82. | set belief | firm prior belief |
| 83. | sign | an indication of what follows |
| 84. | signal | a sign of what is coming |
| 85. | supposition | a belief without full proof |
| 86. | surmise | a guess based on little evidence |
| 87. | suspicion | a belief something may happen |
| 88. | take | a personal view or judgment |
| 89. | thinking | one’s view about what follows |
| 90. | threat | sign of likely harm ahead |
| 91. | trust | reliance on a likely outcome |
| 92. | understanding | what is believed to be likely |
| 93. | view | a particular belief or outlook |
| 94. | waiting | the state of expecting something |
| 95. | wariness | cautious expectation of trouble |
| 96. | warning | notice of likely trouble ahead |
| 97. | watch for | be alert in expectation |
| 98. | watchfulness | careful expectation of something |
| 99. | working assumption | temporary belief taken as true |
| 100. | worry | uneasy expectation of problems |