By rights, she knew she ought to be feeling extra anticipation now.
"When I start the show I feel such wonderful anticipation," she says.
As the island of his birth fell away behind them, he felt that he should feel excitement and anticipation.
In fact, he was beginning to feel great anticipation for it.
I looked out at the stars, relaxed but feeling anticipation at the same time.
She thought she would feel anticipation, but there was only a sense of shame and despair.
It was unworthy, he told himself, to feel anticipation in the face of disgrace and defeat.
He knew he should be feeling joy and anticipation, but he could not.
He felt anticipation, pleased that he had managed this opportunity for himself.
She could not feel anticipation for the evening.