scrape up (a) conversation

Translations
завести разговор
At the networking event, he managed to scrape up a conversation with a potential client.
На сетевом мероприятии ему удалось завести разговор с потенциальным клиентом.
Definitions
To initiate or start a conversation, often with some difficulty or effort, especially when it does not happen naturally or when people are reluctant to talk.
Words
scrape

verb
составить
up

adverb
кое как
a

article or possessive pronoun
какой то
conversation

noun
разговор