He broke the ice by starting a conversation to break the awkward silence.

I always enjoy gossiping with her.

She always likes gossip, and gets excited when she knows someone's secret.

He grew up in a region where Mandarin is not very common.

He and I held a meeting to settle the matter.

He and I finally came to terms.

He often tells interesting yarns.

He is always talking about his big talk.

Natural language understanding is an important field of artificial intelligence.

He likes to take a walk in the park at dusk.