In the below sentence: "To hear you speak, you would think you were one of the privileged few" The first part (before comma) is equivalent to "when you are speaking" If so, why they are the same? If not, what does it mean?

Hi guys In this sentence: "It's a big perk and it's great not having to drop off and pick up my kids from a seperate daycare everday." Why do we have a gerund after great? Why the author doesn't write this way: It's a big perk and it's great not to have to drop off and pick up my kids from a seperate daycare everday.

Hi guys Where we should use "Take it on oneself to do sth" in sentences? In negetive or positive context?

In this sence " part of him was happy that it all came crashing down" What is the meaning of come crashing down?

"that meant waiting until this covid was solid" What does solid means?

This sentence is correct? " people were much more than the product of their upbringing, rather than the genes that people are more a case of nurture, rather than nature."

In this sentence: If you was to skim through the vast trove of movies set in and around the mythical reign of King Arthur....... What does the meaning of set in and around?

What does "second intended" mean? "The first was to assess the predictive power of personality in relation to self-efficacy and the second intended to investigate the personality profile of people with different levels of the second construct.

I was wondering if anyone tells me how can I use the expression of "to do so" For example: my mom visits me at work, although I have given her strict instructions not to do so What does that mean?