Possible Clues:

• "__ be wrong, but ..."
• "If __ make a suggestion ..."
• Reply suggesting 'perhaps'
• Words after 'if' or before 'as well'
• Reply offering hope
• "It's a possibility"
• 'Haven't decided yet ...'
• ''If ___ be so bold''
• ''It's a possibility''
• Formal hedger's response