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knowledge of languages/English
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modern languages
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to (be able to) speak a language/the language {or} lingo
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thus spoke ... ; thus spake ...
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to speak the same language
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she spoke the word he/she/everybody {etc} was waiting for
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his words expressed contempt/hope
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everything he said ...
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he spoke in a voice overflowing with joy/gratitude
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at first he didn't speak at all
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he spoke to the students/the medical conference
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I've always found languages easy
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that speaks for itself ; it's obvious what that means
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he's changed his tune now
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he didn't say a single word
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living languages are in a state of continual development
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according to our correspondent
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someone else's property ; property not one's own
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to be reserved
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foreign parts
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a stranger
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no strangers ; not ... any strangers
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without anyone else's/outside help ; without help from anyone else/outside
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to be unknown to sb ; to be foreign {or} alien to sb ; to be foreign {or} alien to sb {or} to sb's nature
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to feel alien ; to feel like a stranger
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