pour oil on troubled waters

[fish in muddy] or [troubled waters] {v. phr.} To take advantage of a troubled or confusing situation; seek personal advantage. * /With the police disorganized after the collapse of communism […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

still waters run deep

[still waters run deep] Quiet people probably are profound thinkers. - A proverb. * /He doesn't say much, but he sure looks smart. Well, still waters run deep, isn't that […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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по-барабану

[по-барабану] {adv. phr.} {informal} {colloquial} {slang} {used by youth} [po-bara`banu] Not caring abt. smt. * […]

in order to

[in order to] or [so as to] {conj.} For the purpose of; to. - Used with an infinitive. * /In order to follow the buffalo, […]

nervous prostration

[nervous prostration] {n.} An illness of the mind that makes you feel very tired, worried, and bored, and that often causes […]

Yiddish curse

Leeches should drink him dry.