Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
(someone's) assistance; help; aid; grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); blessing
exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly
great benefactor; person to whom one is greatly indebted
to give flowers as a gift
seeking the bizarre (abnormal, grotesque, etc.)
golden and shiny; gaudy; gaudily decorated; brand spanking new; new and shiny
living by oneself; living alone
knight on a white horse; Prince Charming
underwater navigation; going underground; going into hiding; travelling incognito
strangulation; strangling
curiosity-seeking; bizarre (crime, etc.); grotesque; abnormal
mess; jumble; muddle; chaos
Franz; Franc; Francis; Frantz
habitual criminal; recidivist; recidivism; habitual criminal activity
water (hydraulic) pressure
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
have to do; must; should; ought to
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)