They let the Earps know that they could expect retaliation.
Nor did they expect Soviet retaliation.
He said rockets had been fired from the towns over the last two days and the inhabitants should expect retaliation.
When the other crew arrive they successfully drive them away but expect retaliation.
They could expect neither retaliation nor enforcement until they emerged from foldspace and arrived at Kaitain.
I would expect retaliation to fall some hours later than we think, and against strategic rather than tactical targets.
Then it learned to expect retaliation for killing.
He'll expect retaliation from Peter, and he'll already have a plan.
He saw Bill, so close to him, and he flinched, expecting retaliation.
Whoever had been responsible, he would now know that his attack had failed, and would be expecting retaliation of some sort.