describes something with a stem, shaft, or handle

the trunk or stem of a plant / the shaft of an arrow / the shaft, haft, or handle of a tool

a tenon, as in a mortise and tenon carpentry join / (slang) a penis

the nock on either end of a bow where the bowstring rests / a bent nail or other kind of spike attached to or driven through an iron staff or a truncheon to make the weapon more dangerous

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

mess; jumble; muddle; chaos

messy, chaotic, motley

determine, fix, establish, decide