rõ ràng rành mạch bề ngoài có vẻ 
apparent 
They seem to be a couple. ☊ 
Họ có vẻ là một đôi. ☊ Common Phrases 3 seem ☊ có vẻ ☊ Common Phrases 3 like: có vẻ → →
anscheinend ☊ có vẻ ☊ 
看样子 ☊ kàn yàng zi anscheinend ☊ có vẻ ☊ ☊ Sehr gut, das klingt nach einem gelungenen Abendprogramm! ☊ Rất tốt, điều này nghe có vẻ mang đến một chương trình đêm thành công! ☊ (Lektion 78, Nr. 1115) Das hört sich sehr interessant an! ☊ Chuyện này nghe có vẻ hay đấy. ☊ (Lektion 95, Nr. 1498) You must admit that it all sounds very strange. ☊ admit ☊
agree with sth: I agree with her analysis of the situation. ☊ agree ☊
The children always seem to be hungry. ☊ always ☊
amazed at sb/sth: I was amazed at her knowledge of French literature. ☊ amazed ☊
anxious (about sth): He seemed anxious about the meeting. ☊ anxious ☊
It would appear that this was a major problem. ☊ appear ☊
It sounds as though you had a good time. ☊ as if/as though ☊
That name sounds awfully familiar. ☊ awfully ☊
an awkwardly shaped room ☊ awkwardly ☊
a woman of great beauty ☊ beauty ☊
The woods were designated an area of outstanding natural beauty. ☊ beauty ☊
be bothered about sth: You don't sound too bothered about it. ☊ bother ☊
Everyone admires her strength of character and determination. ☊ character ☊
His problems seemed trivial by comparison. ☊ by comparison ☊
Darker colours are more practical and don't show stains. ☊ dark ☊
He seems confident but deep down he's quite insecure. ☊ deep down ☊
'Your job sounds fun.' 'It depends what you mean by 'fun'.' ☊ that depends, it (all) depends ☊
disagreement (among...): There is disagreement among archaeologists as to the age of the sculpture. ☊ disagreement ☊
She sounded disapproving as we discussed my plans. ☊ disapproving ☊
doubt sth: There seems no reason to doubt her story. ☊ doubt ☊
It's a false economy to buy cheap clothes (= it seems cheaper but it is not really since they do not last very long). ☊ economy ☊
There appears to be an element of truth in his story. ☊ element ☊
embarrass sb: Her questions about my private life embarrassed me. ☊ embarrass ☊
My life seems empty without you. ☊ empty ☊
He seemed pleasant enough to me. ☊ enough ☊
On the evidence of their recent matches, it is unlikely the Spanish team will win the cup. ☊ evidence ☊
There was a worried expression on her face. ☊ expression ☊
He looked faintly embarrassed. ☊ faintly ☊
fair that...: It seems only fair that they should give us something in return. ☊ fair ☊
The government looks with favour upon (= approves of) the report's recommendations. ☊ favour ☊
It seems Tim is back in favour with the boss (= the boss likes him again). ☊ favour ☊
It feels like rain (= seems likely to rain). ☊ feel ☊
She sounded more confident than she felt. ☊ feel ☊
There seem to be fewer tourists around this year. ☊ few ☊
The final figure looks like being much higher than predicted. ☊ figure ☊
She has a very formal manner, which can seem unfriendly. ☊ formal ☊
He sounded frightened. ☊ frightened ☊
'What do you say to a weekend in New York?' 'Sounds like fun.' ☊ fun ☊
He looks scary but he's really a gentle giant. ☊ gentle ☊
She seemed to take it for granted that I would go with her to New York. ☊ take it for granted (that...) ☊
grateful (to sb) (for sth): I am extremely grateful to all the teachers for their help. ☊ grateful ☊
She seemed in great spirits (= very cheerful). ☊ great ☊
He seemed to hesitate a second. ☊ hesitate ☊
It seemed like a good idea at the time, and then it all went horribly wrong. ☊ idea ☊
There seem to be several influences at work in (= affecting) his writing. ☊ influence ☊
He sounded genuinely interested. ☊ interested ☊
It appears that the two leaders are holding secret talks. ☊ it ☊
If we look at the larger picture of the situation, the differences seem slight. ☊ large ☊
He presented two solutions. The latter seems much better. ☊ latter ☊
That sounds like (= I think I can hear) him coming now. ☊ like ☊
That book looks interesting. ☊ look ☊
It looks like rain (= it looks as if it's going to rain). ☊ look ☊
look (to sb) as if.../as though...: It doesn't look as if we'll be moving after all. ☊ look ☊
He's a lost soul (= a person who does not seem to know what to do, and seems unhappy). ☊ lost ☊
matter with sb/sth: Is something the matter with Bob? He seems very down. ☊ matter ☊
It doesn't seem necessary for us to meet. ☊ necessary ☊
an area of outstanding natural beauty ☊ outstanding ☊
They simply can't seem to live in peace with each other. ☊ peace ☊
There does not seem to be any physical explanation for what they saw. ☊ physical ☊
a pity (to do sth): It seems a pity to waste this food. ☊ pity ☊
It sounds like a good idea, but I don't think it will work practically. ☊ practically ☊
It looks like rain (= as if it is going to rain). ☊ rain ☊
Outwardly she seemed confident but in reality she felt extremely nervous. ☊ in reality ☊
It seems a perfectly reasonable request to make. ☊ reasonable ☊
She seems reasonably happy in her new job. ☊ reasonably ☊
recover yourself: She seemed upset but quickly recovered herself. ☊ recover ☊
It seems only right to warn you of the risk. ☊ right ☊
a major health/fire risk ☊ risk ☊
rub (together): It sounded like two pieces of wood rubbing together. ☊ rub ☊
Do whatever seems best to you. ☊ seem ☊
seem like sth: It seemed like a good idea at the time. ☊ seem ☊
seem (as though...): It always seemed as though they would get married. ☊ seem ☊
'He'll be there, then?' 'So it seems (= people say so).' ☊ seem ☊
it seems that...: It seems that they know what they're doing. ☊ seem ☊
It seems such a shame to throw perfectly good food away. ☊ shame ☊
share in sth: I didn't really share in her love of animals. ☊ share ☊
He seemed sincere enough when he said he wanted to help. ☊ sincere ☊
These chains seem fairly solid. ☊ solid ☊
She didn't sound surprised when I told her the news. ☊ sound ☊
His explanation sounds reasonable to me. ☊ sound ☊
At one stage it looked as though they would win. ☊ stage ☊
I'm looking forward to the exam, strange as it may seem. ☊ strange ☊
This job seems right up your street. ☊ (right) up your street ☊
This was a job to which he seemed well suited. ☊ suited ☊
The official seemed to take hours to examine my passport. ☊ take ☊
That sounds fine in theory, but have you really thought it through? ☊ in theory ☊
There seemed to be no doubt about it. ☊ there ☊
As things stand at present, he seems certain to win. ☊ thing ☊
His clothes, though old and worn, looked clean and of good quality. ☊ though ☊
It sounded like crying to me. ☊ to ☊
Our future looks uncertain. ☊ uncertain ☊
He looked distinctly uncomfortable when the subject was mentioned. ☊ uncomfortable ☊
He seems bad-tempered, but he's very soft-hearted underneath. ☊ underneath ☊
unfair (on/to sb): It seems unfair on him to make him pay for everything. ☊ unfair ☊
Her voice sounded urgent on the phone. ☊ urgent ☊
I can't seem to get warm. ☊ warm ☊
It seems such a waste to throw good food away. ☊ waste ☊
Don't worry, if she seems quiet—it's just her way. ☊ way ☊
It is particularly worrying that nobody seems to be in charge. ☊ worrying ☊
It looks like they got their predictions wrong again. ☊ get sth wrong ☊
You don't seem quite yourself today (= you do not seem well or do not seem as happy as usual). ☊ yourself ☊