story; tale; talk; discussion
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to have a talk; to tell a story
to discuss; to talk together
to begin talking; to open up
to negotiate; to settle a matter; to arrange
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
that's a different matter; that's a different story
way of talking; speaking style
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short
being good at conversation; conversationalist; good talker
spoken language; colloquial expression
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
not worth considering; out of the question
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
down to earth; reasonable
to not understand what somebody is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about
(for a conversation) to wander from the subject; to get off track
to engage in lively conversation
good at storytelling; good at telling (funny) stories; having the gift of gab
speaker; one who is skilled at speaking
professional comic (rakugo) storyteller
busy (phone); in talks; discussion underway
to reminisce; to engage in a lively conversation; to discuss mutual interests
curiously enough; oddly enough; strange to tell
changing the subject; on a different note; by the way
serious topic (of conversation)
to pick up the thread of a story; to resume a conversation