opinionist, fading away, information warfare, writ large, hatchet job, breathing room, breeding ground, agonistes, city room, shoring up, background noise, credibility gap, wash away, well behaved, liven up, goofing off, propping up, snuff out, carve up, wasting away, say farewell, fade out, death spiral, suicide pact, resting place, body odor, negative feedback, character assassination, mystery novel, vacant lot, space heater, titled, split personality, shrug off, drying up, religious belief, hunger striker, fault line, puff piece, spruced up, custody case, fall asleep, wasting time, stare down, foot soldier, population explosion, sit tight, tribute album, get rid of, hush money, proxy fight, dirty joke, lash out, set ablaze, coloring book, double bind, fend off, conversation piece, eke out, carnifex, weighed down, present tense, hidden agenda, rainy season, shotgun wedding, wrapping paper, sounding board, run aground, cold spell, smoke screen, denise levertov, tricked out, false teeth, smarten up, material witness, clamp down, upset stomach, raw data, wipe away, dip into, dotted line, book review, reverse discrimination, fatten up, speeding ticket, marriage proposal, sniff out, enlarged heart, thick skin, deficit spending, murder conviction, pants suit, cover story, mental disorder, eternal rest, illegitimate child, traveling salesman, trade paperback, gender gap, saucerful, mackerel sky, foray into

destruction, devastation

demolishing, leveling, razing