1 granted that

2 even if

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 tranquil

2 undisturbed

3 serene

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. 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 do not worry about scarcity, but rather about uneven distribution (idiom, from Analects)

1 evenly matched (idiom)