#506.  Oblivion.—­ N. oblivion, obliviousness, lethe; forgetfulness &c.
adj.; amnesia; obliteration &c. 552 of, insensibility &c. 823 to the past.
     short memory, treacherous memory, poor memory, loose memory, slippery
memory, failing memory; decay of memory, failure of memory, lapse of memory; waters of Lethe, waters of oblivion.
     amnesty, general pardon.
     [deliberate or unconscious forgetting] repressed memory. 
     V. forget; be forgetful &c. adj.; fall into oblivion, sink into
oblivion; have a short memory &c. n., have no head.
     forget one’s own name, have on the tip of one’s tongue, come in one
ear and go out the other.
     slip memory, escape memory, fade from memory, die away from the
memory; lose, lose sight of.
     fail to recall, not be able to recall.
     [cause oneself to forget:  transitive] unlearn; efface &c. 552,
discharge from the memory; consign to oblivion, consign to the tomb of the Capulets; think no more of &c. (turn the attention from) 458; cast behind one’s back, wean one’s thoughts from; let bygones be bygones &c.(forgive) 918. 
     Adj. forgotten &c. v.; unremembered, past recollection, bygone, out of
mind; buried in oblivion, sunk in oblivion; clean forgotten; gone out of one’s head, gone out of one’s recollection.
     forgetful, oblivious, mindless, Lethean; insensible &c. 823 to the
past; heedless. 
     Phr. non mi ricordo[It]; the memory failing, the memory deserting one,
being at (or in) fault.

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     #507.  Expectation. —­ N. expectation, expectance, expectancy;
anticipation, reckoning, calculation; foresight &c. 510.
     contemplation, prospection[obs3], lookout; prospect, perspective,
horizon, vista; destiny &c. 152.
     suspense, waiting, abeyance; curiosity &c. 455; anxious expectation,
ardent expectation, eager expectation, breathless expectation, sanguine expectation; torment of Tantalus.
     hope &c. 858; trust &c. (belief) 484; auspices &c. (prediction) 511;
assurance, confidence, presumption, reliance. 
     V. expect; look for, look out for, look forward to; hope for;
anticipate; have in prospect, have in contemplation; keep in view; contemplate, promise oneself; not wonder &c. 870 at, not wonder if.
     wait for, tarry for, lie in wait for, watch for, bargain for; keep a
good lookout for, keep a sharp lookout for; await; stand at “attention,” abide, bide one’s time, watch.
     foresee &c. 510; prepare for &c. 673; forestall &c. (be early) 132;
count upon &c. (believe in) 484; think likely &c. (probability) 472.
     lead one to expect &c. (predict) 511; have in store for &c. (destiny)
152.
     prick up one’s ears, hold one’s breath. 
     Adj. expectant; expecting &c. v.; in expectation &c. n.; on the watch
&c. (vigilant) 459; open-eyed, open-mouthed, in wide-eyed anticipation; agape, gaping, all agog; on tenterhooks,