Expectation
Expectation noun - The act or state of looking forward to some occurrence.
Opportunity and expectation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Opportunity" instead a noun "Expectation".
Opportunity
Opportunity noun - A favorable combination of circumstances, time, and place.
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Expectation and opportunity are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Expectation" instead a noun "Opportunity".
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Darth Bane created it with the full expectation of the Sith Master either killing the Apprentice if the apprentice fails him or does not have any usefulness left, or otherwise the apprentice offing his master when the opportunity presents itself and/or becoming strong enough to overpower the master.
Source: Evil Cannot Comprehend Good - The Unbound in late Geneforge were designed to spread a wave of equal-opportunity devastation over the world, with the expectation that the Shapers would be caught off-guard and demolished while the Rebels bunkered down and waited it out.
Source: Generic Doomsday Villain
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