| Wishful |
| Wishing |
| Optimistic |
| ___ for the best |
| Being optimistic |
| Aspirant's activity |
| Having expectancies |
| Expressing optimism |
| With fingers crossed |
| O tender yearning, sweet ___!": Schiller |
| I Was ___" (Alanis Morissette song on the album "Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie") |