When you have just about reached the point of telling somebody what you think of him: “By gosh, I have a ________ (to tell him what I think of him).” [Early QRs: When you are considering saying something, though you haven’t done so yet: “I have a….”]
| NOTION | 347 |
| GOOD MIND | 295 |
| MIND | 285 |
| GOOD NOTION | 81 |
| NR | 36 |
| URGE | 35 |
| IDEA | 25 |
| YEN | 21 |
| GREAT MIND | 18 |
| HALF A MIND | 17 |
| GOOD IDEA | 11 |
| FEELING | 9 |
| DESIRE | 8 |
| HUNCH | 7 |
| RIGHT | 7 |
| HANKERING | 3 |
| BONE TO PICK WITH YOU | 2 |
| DAMN GOOD MIND | 2 |
| DAMN GOOD NOTION | 2 |
| DARN GOOD NOTION | 2 |
| GOOD REASON | 2 |
| HEADFUL | 2 |
| INKLING | 2 |
| ITCH | 2 |
| NERVE | 2 |
| YEARNING | 2 |
| AM JUST ABOUT | 1 |
| AM JUST ACHING | 1 |
| AM JUST ITCHING | 1 |
| AM OF A MIND | 1 |
| BIG DESIRE | 1 |
| CHANCE | 1 |
| CROW TO PICK WITH YOU | 1 |
| DAMN GOOD IDEA | 1 |
| GOOD IDEA TO TELL HIM | 1 |
| GOOD MOUTHFUL | 1 |
| GOOD WILL | 1 |
| GREAT GOOD MIND | 1 |
| GREAT NOTION | 1 |
| HANKING IDEA | 1 |
| HANKLING | 1 |
| HATFUL | 1 |
| HAVE COME TO THE POINT | 1 |
| HAVE MADE UP MY MIND | 1 |
| HECK OF A NOTION | 1 |
| I BELIEVE I’LL JUST TELL HIM | 1 |
| IDEA TO TELL HIM A BOOK-FULL | 1 |
| IDEA WHAT I’LL TELL HIM | 1 |
| IDEE | 1 |
| IMPULSE | 1 |
| IN MIND TO | 1 |
| “I’VE MADE UP MY MIND, I’M GONNA TELL HIM OFF” | 1 |
| LINE | 1 |
| LOT | 1 |
| LOW OPINION | 1 |
| MIND TO TELL HIM A THING OR TWO | 1 |
| MIND TO TELL HIM OFF | 1 |
| NOTION TO GIVE HIM A PIECE OF MY MIND | 1 |
| NOTION TO PUT HIM STRAIGHT | 1 |
| NOTION TO TELL HIM OFF | 1 |
| PIECE OF MIND | 1 |
| PIECE OF MY MIND | 1 |
| REASON | 1 |
| RIGHT FEELING | 1 |
| STRONG NOTION | 1 |
| STRONG URGE | 1 |
| THING OR TWO | 1 |
| THINKING IT OVER | 1 |
| THOUGHT | 1 |
| WOULD LIKE | 1 |
| WOULD LIKE TO | 1 |
| YEARN | 1 |
| YEND | 1 |
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