character assassination, titled, credibility gap, hatchet job, dishonour, population explosion, agonistes, fading away, hunger striker, hush money, suicide pact, tearing down, religious belief, double entendre, illegitimate child, information warfare, false witness, propping up, object lesson, hired gun, foot soldier, counter attack, mystery novel, smoke screen, opinionist, carve up, skin flick, political prisoner, shotgun wedding, fault line, ticking bomb, diabolique, deficit spending, breeding ground, ballot box, snuff out, writ large, background noise, wasting away, theatrical poster, marginalisation, married couple, sexual morality, slim chance, charge sheet, profit motive, clamp down, dirty trick, wasting time, manoeuvres, sounding board, showbread, sexual discrimination, well behaved, reverse discrimination, daylight robbery, stare down, city room, sandalwood tree, death spiral, harmonise, carnifex, asphalt jungle, critical appraisal, abortion pill, choke hold, missionary position, mixed blessing, bus fare, trade paperback, parcel bomb, rainy season, split personality, gross misconduct, fade out, drying up, alcohol addiction, run afoul, hostile witness, fall asleep, hard candy, present tense, documentary, mental disorder, suspended sentence, tax avoidance, public nuisance, discordia, nerve gas, dirty joke, sicks, practical joke, coloring book, birthday gift, brain surgeon, negative feedback, gender gap, blind spot, autobio, criminalise, total recall, sceptic