'That's very good of you,' she said, some of her initial apprehension disappearing.

Despite their initial apprehension, the boys found themselves crowding close to the stranger as he held his hand out before them.

The initial apprehension about reduced attendance at the new site has been proven wrong.

I found my initial apprehension decreasing as the men joked and made me feel quite at ease.

His initial apprehension was revealed when a clerk-stenographer position came open.

Tanuja loved working with the elephants after some initial apprehensions.

Despite my initial apprehension, I found the Elise surprisingly easy to drive - and enormously fun.

In practice, the term is widely used to describe such practices, particularly the initial apprehension.

Even in the warmer months, his initial apprehension about the Arctic climate proved right, though not entirely for the reason he feared.

No one thought my presence in the least odd, and despite my initial apprehension, I never felt out of place.