The first one means that you tried to stop feeling nervous or you tried to swallow so much that you couldn't.
The second one means that you are getting more nervous, or anxious.
Hope this was helpful!!!^_^
Excellent.
Things to fix (mostly syntax):
- Cool right. -> Cool, right? (as a question)
B) the tone of work of fiction or nonfiction is influenced by sentence and word choice
do the words flow, peice together well etc.