city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
early (days); initial stage; initial
moving; relocation; change of address; transfer (of deeds, property, etc.); demise
welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service
underclasses; poorest segment of the population; the poor
illegal resident (in a country); illegal alien; illegal overstayer (person who has overstayed their visa)
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
person sought by the police; wanted person; fugitive from justice
to take up one's residence
main road; main thoroughfare
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
giving up on winning a hand and discarding only safe tiles
provisional; temporary; tentative
establishment; founding; setting (a record)
base (military, expedition, etc.)
(necessary) personnel; required person
advanced (developed) country; advanced nations
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
thereafter; after doing that; followed by
to bring to light; to expose (to the world)
interim government; provisional government; caretaker government
system of government; government structure
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
one machine; one aircraft; one life
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
meeting; greeting; welcome
rotor; love egg; egg vibrator (sex toy)
congeries of many households; scratch (combined) team; hodge podge of parties
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss