Difference between Loosen Up and Small Talk

LOOSEN UP vs SMALL TALK: NOUN

Idle conversation, typically on innocuous or unimportant subjects, usually engaged in at social gatherings out of politeness.
Casual or trivial conversation.
Light informal conversation for social occasions

To relax, act less seriously.
To become loose; to loosen
Cause to feel relaxed
Make one's body limber or suppler by stretching, as if to prepare for strenuous physical activity
Cause to become unblocked
Become less tense, rest, or take one's ease
Become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner

Fatten up, Eke out, Morning sickness, Sniff out, Unstuff, Unstrain, Unlax, Make relaxed, Limber up, Decompress, Unbend, Unwind, Relax, Slow down, Warm up

Be quiet, Each month, How do you do, Hunt down, Juvenile court, Dinner theatre, Laugh at, Tittle tattle, Chin wagging, Chin wag, Causerie, Gab, Chitchat, Gabfest, Gossip

Wipe away, Make headway, Body odor, Snuff out, Sit tight, Fatten up, Eke out, Morning sickness, Sniff out, Limber up, Decompress, Unbend, Relax, Slow down, Warm up

Custody battle, Opinionist, Fischler, Brush off, Wind up, Barn dance, Bugs bunny, Each month, How do you do, Hunt down, Dinner theatre, Laugh at, Gab, Chitchat, Gossip

Your muscles really loosen up in heated water.
Great reminder to loosen up and have fun!
Do easy stretches to loosen up your muscles.
The straps can loosen up as you drive.
NEVER had one loosen up since I changed.
Turn the speakers up a little louder than you normally would will help loosen up the material.
Things are stating to loosen up as state parks and boat launches open up.
In sum, my internal workplace advice is: open up, loosen up, listen up, speak up, and don't work weekends on anything you don't enjoy.
However, they tend to loosen up after washing up for a few times.
Should I dig up and loosen up the rootball?

Do not initiate the meeting with small talk.
We make small talk with strangers during alarms.
He liked her smile and made small talk.
Sometimes I forget how to do small talk.
Constantly making small talk can send a big message, and frequent, small conversations are signs a coworker may like you!
I miss the small talk, esoteric talk, jokes, funny and stupid games we had around the fire - it all seems so far.
Casual conversation means blabber, chatter, chitchat, gab, gossip, table talk, trivial conversation, jesting, joking, kidding, ribbing, dialoguing, and small talk.
Students guess what small talk topic each person wanted to talk about and what their reason was for doing so.
Different sources like parties reply that suffices for small talk but who are you, really ted talk you feeling?
This means that they will need to learn to talk using a combination of small talk and job talk.