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Desires, expectations (5)

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I believe the answer is:

hopes

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">I believe this is a double definition.<br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">desires</span>' is the first definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('hope' can be a synonym of 'desire')</span><br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">expectations</span>' is the second definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(hope is a kind of expectation)</span><br/ ><br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for hopes that I've seen before include "Expectations" , "Desires and expects" , "Believes that good things may happen" , "Aspires" , "Aspirations, wishes" .)

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