How people speak

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Across
  1. 5. become silent or refused to speak
  2. 6. say a long list of things quickly and without stopping
  3. 7. force or persuade someone to give you money or information
  4. 10. say something suddendly and without thinking, especially because you are excited or nervous
  5. 15. make someone tell you something that they do not want to tell you
  6. 17. try to start a conversation
Down
  1. 1. avoid discussing something, or discuss something without talking about details to make it less important
  2. 2. direct a lot of something at one person
  3. 3. of a question, make
  4. 4. of a point, explain better or in deeper way
  5. 8. speak to someone without listening to them or allowing them to speak
  6. 9. talking about a particular subject for a long time, often in a way that other people find boring
  7. 11. explain or read something quickly
  8. 12. of a discussion, move to another subject starting from a relate one
  9. 13. criticise someone continuously
  10. 14. talk to someone to discover what they think about an idea or plan
  11. 16. stop speaking, especially because you suddendly forget what to say