ignorance; innocence; stupidity
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
a little; a bit; slightly
the ways of the world; human nature
searching for someone; search for a missing person; searching for a (job) candidate; recruitment; scouting
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
an assortment; combination
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
that's the way it is; such is life
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
lost property; something dropped and left behind
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
one way or the other; either way
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
to drag along; to take (a suspect to the police); to drag (someone) away
secret base; hideout; hidden position
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
victim; injured party; sufferer
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
region; limits; stage; level
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
station; office; guardroom
to look forward to something
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
extortion; blackmail; shakedown; extortionist; blackmailer; racketeer
seeing one off; farewell; escort
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
in search of; in order to look for