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This set of flashcards helps English learners at the secondary school level expand their vocabulary and idiomatic expressions. It covers phrases like "to really want something," "up to scratch," and "stand someone in good stead," focusing on practical language use. The platform supports backward learning, allowing users to reverse the learning direction from the target language to the source language. Ideal for students and travelers, these vocabulary flashcards aid in improving fluency and communication skills, making them suitable for intermediate learners.
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to be the reason or explanation for sth phrasal verb

account for

the range of different life forms living together in one place phrase

biological diversitity
limits to the amount of money that is available to spend phrase

budget constraints

very surprised and confused so that you don't know what to do or how to react phrase

completely thrown

to make people richer phrase

create wealth

to become more and more rare and then disappear completely phrasal verb

die out
one part of a subject, situation, etc. that has many parts noun

facet

to not consider or remember sth when judging a situation phrase

fail to take into account

to achieve everything you are capable of phrase

fulfil your potential

to start doing sth with energy and purpose idiom

get stuck in
to affect sth or someone in a bad way phrase

have a detrimental effect

to not have many opportunities phrase

have limited prospects

to have the skills that are needed phrase

have the requisite skills

to be as successful or capable as others in a certain situation phrase

hold your own
an event will happen soon and is usually bad or unpleasant adjective

impending

to not have enough of sth you need phrase

lack resources

the ability to communicate in a language phrase

language competence

to lose contact with or forget about where you came from phrase

lose touch with your roots
to intentionally decide to do sth phrase

make a conscious decision

to make yourself look stupid in front of others phrase

make a fool of yourself

to save a lot of money phrase

produce substantial savings

to not be useful for anything phrase

serve no useful purpose
to get used to a place where you have started to live phrase

settle into the area

to stop using sth or doing sth phrasal verb

shift away from

to be useful to someone in the future idiom

stand someone in good stead

reaching an acceptable standard idiom

up to scratch

to really want sth phrasal verb

to long sth

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