英和和英

cause to speak,

to accost a man―open conversation with a man

to make gestures―make a dumb show―pantomime

a story

to arrange a matter

to make up a story （out of the whole cloth）―trump up a story―invent a story―fabricate a lie―forge a lie

the act of talking

tell a story

the act of whispering

tell or spin a yarn

to divert the talk into another channel―change the subject

to brag of one's deeds―fight one's battles over again

a discourse

obscene talk―indecent talk―ribald talk―ribaldry

to change the subject

to listen to something carefully

to come to terms―comes to an understanding

We have come to an understanding―arrived at an understanding.

give a talk

the act of making a remark in a respectful manner

to talk in whispers

to conclude the negotiations

the continuation of a story―the sequel of a story

talk a load of old cock

to come to a decision

to compare notes （with each other）

a speaker

to boast of one's deeds

the act of failing to hear something

to be bad at talking