Sentence:  Listening for hours to his laments that the war and `` Mist Fair 's '' poverty afterwards had robbed the mare of many a racing triumph , and to his predictions of greatness for the procession of foals to come , Jenny could <WSD>look</WSD> forward to years of conflict with an animal who disliked her intensely and showed it . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  expect or hope for