Unit 2: Mastering languages

account for

to be the reason of

on account of

to be the reason of adj form

budget constraints

be completely thrown

create wealth

die out

become rare then disappear

facet

so many sides of her personality

fail to take into account

to not consider or remember

fulfil your potential

get stuck in

doing smt happily

have a detrimental effect

affect negatively

have limited prospects

little opportunity

have the requisite skills

to have the skills that are needed

hold your own

to be as successful or capable as others

impending

(adj) event will happen soon and is usually bad or unpleasant

language competence

(n) the ability to communicate in a language

lose touch with your roots

to lose contact with or forget about where you came from

make a conscious decision

to intentionally decide to do something

make a fool of yourself

produce substantial savings

to save a lot of money

serve no useful purpose

settle into the area

to get used to a place where you have started to live

shift away from

to stop using something or doing something

stand someone in good stead

to be useful to someone in the future

up to scratch

(adj) reaching an acceptable standard