to make a bad situation seem better by dealing with it calmly
сгладить неприятную ситуацию, спокойно её уладив (sgladit nepriyatnuyu situatsiyu spokoino yeyo uladiv)
"She tried to smooth things over after their disagreement."
"Она попыталась сгладить ситуацию после их разногласий." (ona popytalas sgladit situatsiyu posle ikh raznoglasiy)
to take a subordinate role to someone else
to make something or someone famous or well-known
to suffer because of one’s own mistake
to start a friendly conversation in an awkward situation
A large payment given to someone when they leave a job, espe...
to stop resisting or to agree after initial refusal