英和和英

to arrange a matter

cause to speak,

to divert the talk into another channel―change the subject

to tell a story―spin a yarn

to accost a man―open conversation with a man

to compare notes （with each other）

the act of talking

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

to conclude the negotiations

to listen to something carefully

to come to terms―comes to an understanding

to change the subject

the act of whispering

to make up a story

cease talking

to come to a decision

to embellish one's story―embroider one's story―exaggerate the truth―stretch the truth

to make gestures―make a dumb show―pantomime

a story

to tell a story off the reel―reel a story off

to adapt oneself to the audience

（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 tell a story

to talk in whispers

a point of a talk

talk a load of old cock

tell or spin a yarn

to enter into conversation

to confuse a story

to compare notes （with each other）