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Exactly! The implication is that in the past, she was closed to new experiences—didn’t want to try new things or put herself in new situations. Now she’s opening up—considering new things, trying new things, etc.

With “furious” or with “angry”, both prepositions sound correct! However, I would only say “mad at”, not “mad with”. (Unless you’re using “mad” in British English as a synonym for “crazy”—you could say “mad with envy”, for example)

One thing to note is that “holiday” is used differently in American English. In American English, “holidays” refer to celebrations like Christmas, Thanksgiving, Independence Day, etc. Ex: “My favorite holiday is Halloween” or “Monday is a holiday (Labor Day) so the office is closed.” To speak about traveling, an American would say “I’m going on vacation” or “I took a vacation”

“Lame” originally meant that you can’t walk—it’s still sometimes used in this way when speaking about horses. However, it became a slang term to say that something is boring or uninteresting

In general, written language tends to be more formal than spoken language—it evolves more slowly, so older and more formal expressions are still used even if they’ve almost disappeared colloquially. “Acquired” is a more formal version of “got”, and “purchased” is a more formal version of “bought”. I would most likely say “I got this car a long time ago”

Colloquially we say this! And yes, it can also be used in plural form (i.e. “They are friends of Luca’s”). You can also use possessive pronouns—“friends of his” or “a friend of mine”. While it may not make much sense grammatically, it’s very common. For your second question, “very well” should be at the end—don’t split the verb from the object. “I don’t know Luca’s friends’ girlfriends very well.”

In general, present continuous (or “be going to”) are used to talk about the future when we are certain. Ex: “Tomorrow I’m going to the gym. I’m going to lift some weights. After that I’m working the night shift.” The future simple with “will” is used when we are not 100% certain, with adverbs like “maybe”, “possibly”, “probably” or with expressions like “I think” or “I guess”. Ex: “I think I’ll go to the gym tomorrow. I’ll probably go for a run, and maybe I’ll lift some weights after that.”