anticipate

readiness

State of being prepared

• planningArranging for future events
• provisionPreparatory supply or clause
• equipSupply with necessities

arrange · prepare · groundwork · proactive · preemptive · contingency · strategy · setup · logistics · rehearsal

forestall

Prevent by prior action

• avertPrevent or deflect
• preventStop in advance
• head offPrevent by acting first

intercept · thwart · obviate · preclude · ward off · stave off · counteract · outmaneuver · get ahead of · beat to the punch

forecast

Prediction of future conditions

• prognosticateForetell future events
• foretellPredict future events
• prophesyPredict through revelation

augur · presage · divine · extrapolate · project · speculate · conjecture · estimate · calculate · foreshadow

eagerness

Intense willingness to act

• thrillSurge of intense excitement
• enthusiasmIntense eager enjoyment
• buzzContinuous low drone

exhilaration · suspense · giddiness · expectancy · keenness · zeal · fervor · elation · animation · electricity

aspiration

Strong desire for achievement

• optimismTendency to expect good
• wishYearned-for outcome
• dreamSleeping mind's narrative

longing · yearning · desire · prospect · promise · expectation · potential · possibility · confidence · faith

prescience

Knowledge of future events

• forethoughtPlanning before acting
• foreseePredict future events
• envisionPicture in thought

clairvoyance · prudence · sagacity · insight · acumen · providence · vision · forward-thinking · precognition · sixth sense

apprehension

Nervous anticipation of trouble

• dreadIntense anticipatory fear
• worryTroubled mental state
• uneaseMild persistent worry

nervousness · trepidation · fear · tension · stress · jitters · foreboding · misgiving · disquiet · angst

• cautioncareful, be careful, cautious, caution, watch out
• preemptive actionspreemptive strike, forestall, preventive measure, first strike, early action
• expectationsexpect, expectation, expectancy, await, outlook
• future intentionswant to, going to, aim to, will, shall
• mental verbsthink, believe, know, imagine, remember
• foretellingpredict, prophesy, foretell, foresee, forecast