equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
town; city; municipal; urban
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
one's post; place of work; workplace
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
absolute monarch; despot; autocrat; tyrant
life or death; existence; destiny
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection); pressing cheeks together
top of the head; crown of the head
to smash; to break into pieces
foe; opponent; adversary; dissenter
unpatriotic person; traitor (to one's country)
speculation; thinking; meditation
measuring container; measuring box; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
critical; judgmental; censorious; negative
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
to score points with (a person); to curry favor with (favour)
severe criticism; sharp criticism; scathing criticism; diatribe; panning
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to have a drink; to have a few drinks
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
to re-grip; to re-wrestle; to regroup (after some adverse event)
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk