✅ Talk means to speak in order to give information or express ideas and feelings (We need to talk about your plans).

✅ Parley means to hold a conference or discussion, especially between enemies or opponents (The leaders decided to parley to discuss a truce).

✅ Both words involve verbal communication.

✅ Talk is a general term for any form of speaking, while parley implies a formal discussion, often to resolve a conflict (Let’s talk about the project; The two sides met to parley at a neutral location).

✅ Fireworks are explosive devices used for display, creating bright lights and loud noises in the sky (We watched the fireworks on New Year’s Eve).

✅ Pyrotechnics refers to the art of making or displaying fireworks, and can also mean impressive technical skills in a performance (The concert included some amazing pyrotechnics).

✅ Both words relate to the use of explosive visual effects for entertainment.

✅ Fireworks specifically refers to the actual devices and displays, while pyrotechnics can also describe showy and impressive feats in other contexts (The fireworks lit up the sky; The magician's pyrotechnics were stunning).

✅ Smoothly means without difficulty or problems, often describing a process that goes well (The meeting went smoothly).

✅ Swimmingly means very well or successfully, often used to describe a situation that progresses without issues (The project is going swimmingly).

✅ Both words describe situations that proceed without any hitches.

✅ Smoothly is more commonly used in everyday speech, while swimmingly is a bit more playful and less formal (Everything went smoothly at the event; The preparations are going swimmingly).