| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | anticipated future | future imagined in advance |
| 2. | anticipated outcome | result thought likely |
| 3. | anticipated prospects | expected chances ahead |
| 4. | anticipated result | result expected in advance |
| 5. | anticipation | expecting something to happen |
| 6. | anticipations | feelings about what will happen |
| 7. | appraisal | assessment of likely value |
| 8. | assessment | judgment about probable outcome |
| 9. | assumption | something accepted without proof |
| 10. | assumptions | things taken as likely true |
| 11. | ballpark estimate | rough expected amount |
| 12. | bar | required expected level |
| 13. | baseline belief | starting expectation |
| 14. | beliefs | things accepted as true |
| 15. | benchmark | standard expected level |
| 16. | best guess | most likely estimate |
| 17. | calculations | estimated likely results |
| 18. | ceiling | upper expected limit |
| 19. | chance | possibility of an outcome |
| 20. | chances | likelihoods of outcomes |
| 21. | common belief | widely held expectation |
| 22. | condition | required expected circumstance |
| 23. | conventional wisdom | commonly accepted expectation |
| 24. | criterion | standard for judging outcomes |
| 25. | default view | usual assumed expectation |
| 26. | demand | something strongly expected |
| 27. | due | what is expected to be given |
| 28. | educated guess | informed estimate |
| 29. | entitlement | what one expects to receive |
| 30. | estimate | approximate judgment of outcome |
| 31. | estimates | approximate judgments |
| 32. | estimations | judged likely outcomes |
| 33. | expectancy | state of expecting something |
| 34. | expectation level | degree of expected performance |
| 35. | expected outcome | result thought probable |
| 36. | expected result | result believed likely |
| 37. | forecast | prediction of what lies ahead |
| 38. | forecasts | predicted future developments |
| 39. | foreseen development | development seen ahead |
| 40. | foreseen future | future seen ahead |
| 41. | foreseen result | result seen in advance |
| 42. | foresight | awareness of future possibilities |
| 43. | forethought | advance thought about outcomes |
| 44. | forward view | looking-ahead expectation |
| 45. | general belief | broadly shared expectation |
| 46. | guess | rough idea of what follows |
| 47. | guesses | rough ideas of outcomes |
| 48. | guesstimate | informal rough estimate |
| 49. | hoped-for result | desired expected result |
| 50. | hopes | desired outcomes or wishes |
| 51. | impression | general sense of what follows |
| 52. | inclination | tendency to expect something |
| 53. | judgment | considered opinion about outcome |
| 54. | leaning | tendency toward one expectation |
| 55. | life chances | expected opportunities in life |
| 56. | likelihood | probability of something happening |
| 57. | likely development | probable change ahead |
| 58. | likely outcome | probable result |
| 59. | measure | standard for expected performance |
| 60. | mindset | habitual way of expecting |
| 61. | minimum | lowest expected level |
| 62. | norm | usual expected standard |
| 63. | odds | chances of a result |
| 64. | orientation | general outlook toward outcomes |
| 65. | outlook | expected future situation |
| 66. | outlooks | expected future situations |
| 67. | possibility | something that may happen |
| 68. | potential | possible future capacity or result |
| 69. | predictions | statements about future events |
| 70. | presumptions | beliefs accepted in advance |
| 71. | presuppositions | assumptions made beforehand |
| 72. | prevision | knowledge of future events |
| 73. | probability | likelihood of happening |
| 74. | projection | estimated future outcome |
| 75. | projections | estimated future developments |
| 76. | prospect | expected or likely event |
| 77. | prospects | chances or likely outcomes |
| 78. | quota | expected required amount |
| 79. | reading | interpretation of likely outcome |
| 80. | readings | interpretations of likely outcomes |
| 81. | received view | commonly accepted expectation |
| 82. | requirement | something expected as necessary |
| 83. | scenario | possible course of events |
| 84. | scenarios | possible courses of events |
| 85. | sense | feeling about what is likely |
| 86. | stance | settled view about outcomes |
| 87. | standard | usual expected level |
| 88. | stipulation | specific expected requirement |
| 89. | supposed future | future assumed likely |
| 90. | supposed result | result assumed likely |
| 91. | supposition | something assumed to be true |
| 92. | suppositions | things assumed without proof |
| 93. | target | desired expected result |
| 94. | threshold | required expected point |
| 95. | vision | idea of what is ahead |
| 96. | visions | ideas of what lies ahead |
| 97. | what lies ahead | the expected future |
| 98. | what’s ahead | what is likely to come |
| 99. | working assumption | temporary accepted expectation |
| 100. | yardstick | standard for judging results |