Expect and Make

Expect

Expect verb - To believe in the future occurrence of (something).

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Make and expect are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Make" instead a verb "Expect".

Make verb - To bring into being by combining, shaping, or transforming materials.

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Expect and make are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Expect" instead a verb "Make".

Nearby Words: makeup, making, maker

character	expect character	make character
people	expect people	make people
kind	expect kind	make kind
name	expect name	make name
Other words: reference, show, time, use, game, story, music, jokes, references.

To help make the threat even more convincing, you can expect the writers to make these episodes darker than the usual fare, possibly through gruesome horror or psychological tension.

Source: Mundanger
If you can beat her high score on the shooting range she'll let you grope them, but they make a sound like elephants or tigers (rather than the usual boob-grope reverse-onomatopoeia you would expect) and Jonathan is alarmed by how they feel.

Source: Fan Disservice / Video Games
Used to make breakthroughs in enemy lines, assault force for an offensive campaign/operation should expect to lose 20-60% of its numbers dead or permanently disabled to make the breakthrough.

Source: Useful Notes / Common Military Units

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