private life; personal affairs

private

Counter for stories. / Counter for episodes of TV shows.

negotiation; consultation; discussion / rumors; rumours / lecture; speech / talking; speaking; speech; conversation / story; tale; narrative / a topic; a subject; that which is spoken about

talk; speech; conversation / story; tale

(idiomatic) settle a matter / (idiomatic) negotiate, arrange

yarn (story); tall tale

chatter, idle talk

to shoot the breeze, yakety-yak

big talk, boastful talk