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Then, for no apparent reason, the train suddenly stopped. ☊ apparent ☊
apparent (from sth) (that...): It was apparent from her face that she was really upset. ☊ apparent ☊
He expressed his confidence that they would win. ☊ confidence ☊
She was in a relaxed, confident mood. ☊ confident ☊
confident of sth/doing sth: The team feels confident of winning. ☊ confident ☊
confident that...: I'm confident that you will get the job. ☊ confident ☊
She was quietly confident that everything would go as planned. ☊ confident ☊
He seems confident but deep down he's quite insecure. ☊ deep down ☊
expectation (of sth): We are confident in our expectation of a full recovery. ☊ expectation ☊
She has high hopes of winning (= is very confident about it). ☊ hope ☊
The point of my question may not be immediately apparent. ☊ immediately ☊
The reasons for this decision were not immediately obvious. ☊ obvious ☊
He is quietly confident that they can succeed (= he is confident, but he is not talking about it too much). ☊ quietly ☊
Outwardly she seemed confident but in reality she felt extremely nervous. ☊ in reality ☊
He appeared relaxed and confident before the match. ☊ relaxed ☊
Despite threats of strike action, the management remain hopeful that an agreement can be reached. ☊ remain ☊
+ speech: 'I won't let you down,' he replied confidently. ☊ reply ☊