.language-showcase {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 520px;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: clamp(1.5rem, 4vw, 3rem);
  background: var(--dark);
  color: #fff;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}

.language-showcase::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: -35% -15% auto auto;
  width: 420px;
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .13);
  border-radius: 50%;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 55px rgba(255,255,255,.025), 0 0 0 110px rgba(255,255,255,.018);
}

.language-auto {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: .65rem;
  margin-bottom: clamp(2.5rem, 6vw, 5rem);
  padding: .55rem .8rem;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.2);
  font-size: .72rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.language-auto i {
  width: .55rem;
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: #57c7a4;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 5px rgba(87,199,164,.13);
}

.language-cascade {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  display: grid;
  gap: .7rem;
}

.language-card {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(80px, .42fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
  grid-template-areas:
    "label greeting"
    "label subtitle";
  column-gap: 1rem;
  row-gap: .3rem;
  align-items: center;
  width: calc(100% - 2.5rem);
  padding: 1rem 1.2rem;
  background: var(--paper-2);
  color: var(--ink);
  border-left: 4px solid var(--red);
}

.language-card:nth-child(2) {
  margin-left: 1rem;
  border-left-color: #d5a547;
}

.language-card:nth-child(3) {
  margin-left: 2rem;
  border-left-color: var(--olive);
}

.language-card:nth-child(4) {
  margin-left: 2.5rem;
  border-left-color: #1fa37e;
}

.language-card small {
  grid-area: label;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: .7rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.language-card strong {
  grid-area: greeting;
  min-width: 0;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 2.2vw, 2.1rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.05;
  overflow-wrap: anywhere;
}

.language-card span {
  grid-area: subtitle;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: .72rem;
  font-weight: 750;
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .language-showcase {
    min-height: 430px;
  }

  .language-auto {
    margin-bottom: 2.5rem;
  }

  .language-card {
    grid-template-columns: 55px minmax(0, 1fr);
    grid-template-areas: "label greeting";
    width: calc(100% - 1.2rem);
  }

  .language-card:nth-child(2) { margin-left: .4rem; }
  .language-card:nth-child(3) { margin-left: .8rem; }
  .language-card:nth-child(4) { margin-left: 1.2rem; }
  .language-card span { display: none; }
}