1. wait for
2. await
Relative explainations:
<wait> <waiting> <tarry> <wait behind> <standby> <bide>
Examples:
1. 我不喜歡這種長時間的等待。
I don't like this long wait.
2. 我正在等待他們的答復。
I am awaiting their reply.
3. 我們懷著極其焦慮的心情等待他們作出決定。
We waited for their decision with a great deal of apprehension.
4. 很多人等待著買新房屋。
There's a long queue of people waiting for new houses.
5. 我們在等待上帝令人生畏的審判。
We are waiting for God's dreadful judgement.
6. 他們自信地等待我自己發現事實真相。
They were waiting with assurance for me to discover the truth for myself.
7. 我們等待著消息，越來越著急。
We waited for news with a growing sense of anxiety.
8. 戴著皮護手套的摩托車手們正在等待比賽開始。
Motorcyclists with leather gauntlets are waiting for the start of the game.