英和和英

to divert the talk into another channel―change the subject

to change the subject

to arrange a matter

to conclude the negotiations

cease talking

to listen to something carefully

to accost a man―open conversation with a man

to come to terms―comes to an understanding

cause to speak,

a story

to compare notes （with each other）

to make up a story

tell a story

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

a tall story

a point incidental to a conversation

to keep up the talk―keep up the ball―keep the ball rolling―keep the pot boiling

a funny story

to enter into details―go into particulars

a story told in a whisper

（談話を止めずになら）to keep talking―keep on talking―go on talking―（いったん止めた物語りなら）―go on with one's story.

to come to a decision

to tell a story

a minute account

to divert the talk from one subject to another―change the subject

a skillful conversation

the act of talking

the middle of a talk

The talk dies.

an exaggerated statement