Anticipate

Fits when a future event seems likely without strong emotion

Careful Expectation alone does not suggest pleasure or preparation.

Fits when positive feeling about the future is central

Careful This phrase cannot describe preparing for an unwelcome problem.

Fits when evidence supports a claim about what will happen

Careful A prediction can be detached and need not guide action.

Fits when formal or patient waiting suits the sentence

Careful Await suggests passivity rather than active foresight.

Fits when practical preparation matters more than accurate prediction

Careful People can plan for events they consider unlikely.

Fits when early action prevents a specific threat or objection

Careful Preemption is adversarial and too forceful for routine needs.

Fits when recognizing a future development is the key ability

Careful Foreseeing stops before the preventive action implied here.