be apprehensive of danger
be apprehensive of one's folly
apprehensive for sb.'s safety
feeling apprehensive before surgery;
He was rather apprehensive of failure.
he felt apprehensive about going home.
Nahum's smile swept away the air of apprehensive gloom.
I am apprehensive that she may fall ill.
Judgement is implied in every apprehensive act.
She was deeply apprehensive about her future.
" Oh yeah? " said Ron, sounding apprehensive.
" And they grow into...? " said Ron, looking apprehensive.
Oh, he's not apprehensive. He's terrified.
Looking extremely apprehensive, Krum moved forward and squatted down next to Mr. Crouch.
He was quiet. I glanced up, apprehensive, and saw that his expression was pained.
When I came here, I think initially, probably people were kind of apprehensive.
I'm sorry, mr. Hodge. I'm sensing you're a bit apprehensive about the surgery.
They wanted me to come in and read and I was a little apprehensive.
David is no longer the traditional self-assured boy, now he is shown as an apprehensive man.
When this was reported back to Washington, officials at the White House were intrigued but apprehensive.
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