1 early

2 prior

3 former

4 in advance

5 first

1 Mister (Mr.)

1 safe and sound

2 well

3 without mishap

4 quiet and safe

5 at peace

1 ordinarily

2 in normal times

3 in peacetime

1 flat

2 dull

3 ordinary

4 nothing special

1 before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom); a new problem arises before the old is solved

2 many twists and turns to a story

3 one thing after another

1 lit. as clear as water (idiom)

2 fig. (of officials etc) honest and incorruptible

1 lit. to hold a bowl of water level (idiom)

2 fig. to be impartial

1 flat land one could gallop straight across (idiom); wide expanse of flat country

1 honest and trustworthy (idiom)