When you decide it would be to your advantage to do something, you might say, “Yes, I ________ I’ll be better off that way.”
| THINK | 443 |
| GUESS | 227 |
| RECKON | 219 |
| BELIEVE | 100 |
| FIGURE | 64 |
| SUPPOSE | 38 |
| NR | 29 |
| IMAGINE | 22 |
| FEEL | 21 |
| SPEC | 18 |
| EXPECT | 17 |
| KNOW | 17 |
| AM SURE | 13 |
| CALCULATE | 12 |
| DECIDED | 9 |
| MADE UP MY MIND | 9 |
| REALIZE | 7 |
| AGREE | 6 |
| HAVE MADE UP MY MIND | 6 |
| ADMIT | 4 |
| CAL’LATE | 3 |
| PRESUME | 3 |
| CONSIDER | 2 |
| HAVE DECIDED | 2 |
| SUSPECT | 2 |
| AGREE WHOLE HEARTEDLY | 1 |
| ALLOW | 1 |
| ALMOST DECIDED | 1 |
| AM CONVINCED | 1 |
| AM DAMN SURE | 1 |
| AM FORCED TO AGREE | 1 |
| BET | 1 |
| CONCEDE | 1 |
| FEEL LIKE | 1 |
| FINALLY DECIDED | 1 |
| GIVE IN | 1 |
| HAVE A HUNCH | 1 |
| HAVE A NOTION | 1 |
| HAVE ABOUT DECIDED | 1 |
| HAVE FINALLY MADE UP MY MIND | 1 |
| IT WOULD BE TO MY ADVANTAGE | 1 |
| IT’D PAY ME TO DO THAT | 1 |
| JUDGE | 1 |
| MIGHT BE | 1 |
| MY MIND’S MADE UP | 1 |
| PROBABLY WOULD BE | 1 |
| SPECT | 1 |
| THOUGHT | 1 |
| WILL BE BOUND | 1 |
| WILL PROBABLY | 1 |
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