English Vocabulary

brave (ready to face danger and endure pain or hardship without fear): He is a brave soldier. courageous (ready to face danger, pain, or opposition without fear): She was amazingly courageous. valiant formal (having or showing courage or determination): Every dog is valiant at his own door. plucky informal (having or showing …

  rub elbows (to meet and talk with someone socially) At the party, I was able to rub elbows with a famous singer. I’m worried that my son might rub elbows with criminals.   envocabulary.com

  keep your chin up  spoken (to stay cheerful in a difficult or unpleasant situation) Keep your chin up. Everything will be fine. Keep your chin up. I’m sure you’ll find another job.   envocabulary.com

respond to How are you Ways to respond to “How are you?” Never been better. What about you? Trying to stay alive. I’m good, thanks.  How are you? Couldn’t be better. Never felt better in a long time. Oh, just as usual. Great, thank you. How are you? Same as …

stationary  adjective (not moving; static) The escalator was stationary, and we walked up. A van rammed a stationary car. The traffic was stationary for half an hour. The population remained almost stationary for years.   stationery  noun (materials used for writing and for using in an office) My father had …