to start a friendly conversation in an awkward situation
empezar una conversación amistosa en una situación incómoda (empezar una conversacion amistosa en una situacion incomoda)
"To break the ice, I told a funny story."
"Para romper el hielo, conté una historia divertida." (Para **romper el hielo**, conte una historia divertida)
to be better than others
An unclear distinction between two things
to officially charge someone with a crime
to start crying suddenly
a very thin person
to describe something in an overly optimistic way