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

teachers / doctors

(archaic) to be heard / (archaic) to be audible

to fail to hear something; to miss

to fail to hear something; to miss / to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide

to smell incense

say unanimously, for two or more people to say the same thing

(typography) justification