poured oil on (verb) allay: reduce something, usually a pain or a problem
Sinonime: anchorage,
arm,
bay, bight, breakwater, chuck, cove, dock, embankment, firth, gulf, haven, inlet, jetty, landing, mooring, pier, port,
road, roadstead, wharf
Antonime: intensify,
provoke,
stir,
worsen