talk

good, little

We had a good talk about our problems and finally understood each other.

long, quiet, serious

We had a serious talk about her future plans after she dropped out of college.

~ about

We had a long talk about what to do with the house after my parents retired.

~ with

I talked with my teacher about which university course would be best for me.

excited, heady

After the team won the championship, there was excited talk about holding a victory parade downtown.

ridiculous, wild

There's been wild talk about closing the shopping center, but nothing official has been announced yet.

straight

My boss always appreciates straight talk, so I told her exactly what I thought about the project.

double

Politicians often use double talk to avoid giving clear answers about their plans.

cheap, easy, empty, mere

She promised to help, but it turned out to be just empty talk.

fine, grand

She made grand talk about changing her life, but nothing ever actually changed.

baby

When speaking to toddlers, many parents naturally slip into baby talk without realizing it.

pillow

After the movie, they had pillow talk about their dreams and future plans.

turn to sth

The conversation eventually turned to their plans for the summer holiday.

~ about/of

There's been a lot of talk about opening a new shopping center in our neighborhood.

be just talk

His promises about losing weight are just talk; he never actually goes to the gym.

for all the talk of sth

For all the talk of saving money, they spent more than ever last year.

round

The two countries just completed another round of talks about trade agreements.

conduct, have, hold

The managers conducted talks with the union representatives to discuss the new pay agreement.

break off, pull out of, walk out of

The two countries decided to walk out of talks after disagreeing on the trade agreement.

be scheduled

The peace talks are scheduled to begin next week in Geneva.

take place

The important business talks took place last week in our conference room.

be aimed at sth, be designed to

The peace talks were designed to resolve the dispute between the two countries.

centre on sth, concentrate on sth, cover sth, deal with sth, focus on sth

The conference discussion focused on improving workplace safety and employee benefits.

produce sth

The negotiations between the two companies talked about producing a new contract.

be deadlocked, break down, collapse, fail, founder, stall

The negotiations collapsed when neither side would compromise on salary increases.

during ~

Several important decisions were made during talks between the two countries last week.

in ~

The company is in talks with several investors about expanding their business.

~ about/on/over

The managers will talk about the new safety rules at tomorrow's meeting.

~ between

Peace negotiations between the government and the rebel groups finally began last month.

~ with

She spent the afternoon talking with her grandmother about family history.

be entitled sth

His presentation was a fascinating talk entitled The Future of Technology.

~ about/on

The professor gave an interesting talk about climate change last week.

openly

He talked openly about his mistakes during the meeting yesterday.

vaguely

She talked vaguely about her plans for the future without giving any specific details.

earnestly

The two friends talked earnestly about their plans for the future.

sensibly

We need to talk sensibly about our budget before making any big purchases.

be able to, can/could

She was able to talk to her manager about the problem at work yesterday.

need to, want to

My parents wanted to talk about my exam results yesterday evening.

be easy to

My teacher is always easy to talk to when I have problems with my homework.

hear sb, listen to sb, overhear sb

I like to listen to my grandmother talk about her childhood memories.

make sb

The teacher promised extra recess to make the shy student talk during class discussions.

let sb

The teacher always lets her students talk about their ideas in class.

about

During lunch, the students were talking about their upcoming school trip.

of

My grandfather likes to talk of his adventures when he was young.

to

She talked to her manager about getting a promotion at work.

with

She talked with her manager about getting a promotion at work.