expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
as expected (positive events); as hoped for
sense of anticipation; feeling of expectation; feeling of hope
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
preferential treatment; hospitality; warm reception; cordial welcome
expected value; expectation value; expectation
to hang one's hopes on; to expect from
complimentary ticket; invitation card; invitation ticket
to pin one's hope on; to look forward to; to look toward; to get one's hopes up
special treatment; priority
staying at home (to prevent the spread of illness, etc.); self-quarantine; self-isolation; being on furlough; being temporarily laid off
duty room; staff room; waiting room
improvement of labor conditions (labour)
don't miss it; stay tuned; coming soon; look forward to it
animal abuse; animal cruelty; cruelty to animals; cruelty toward animals
complimentary ticket; courtesy card; discount coupon
waiting room; duty room; standby room
not to be depended on; of little hope
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
bomb shelter; dugout; trench
child on waiting list (kindergarten, school, etc.)
seats reserved for guests
day or date of an invitation
death by (child) abuse; (child) abuse resulting in death
abuser (of a person or animal)
receptionist; welcoming committee
standby electricity consumption; power use by devices on standby; phantom load
most favored nation treatment; most favoured nation status
absoluteness; incomparability; supremacy
national treatment; treating foreigners and locals equally
physically abused child; battered child
to live up to (one's) expectations
invited speaker; guest speaker at
seizing the initiative by counterattacking
period of prohibition of remarriage; period after the cessation of a marriage in which the woman is prohibited from remarrying (100 days)
deferred pensioner; retired person who is not yet old enough to receive their pension
licensed entertainment of customers
rational expectations hypothesis
rational expectations hypothesis
attitudinal expression (indicating the speaker's respect, contempt, etc. for the listener or the person being discussed)
child sexual abuse; child molestation
bureaucrats entertaining bureaucrats using public funds
expectant right (as opposed to a vested right); contingent right