Fan, junkie. Aficionado, buff, devotee, hound, lover. Dope fiend.

Bombard. Bomb, strafe, torpedo, shoot, blitz, shell.

Hairdresser. Barber, coiffeur, cosmetologist.

Airship. Balloon.

Association. Affiliation, union, coalition, alliance, confederation, connection, federation.

Contraband. Illegal, unlawful, illicit.

Wrapping. Covering, packaging, box, wrapper, paper, carton.

Column. Pillar, commentary. Post, obelisk, support, upright, monolith, shaft. Editorial, article, comment, exposition.

Dense, concise, arrangement, convention, pack together, cement. Hard, close, condensed, solid, compressed, tight, impenetrable. Succinct, brief, terse, summary, laconic, pithy, pointed. Agreement, understanding, treaty, settlement, concordat, bond, bargain. Alliance, league, confederation, coalition, pact. Pack, compress, squeeze, condense, consolidate, streamline, concentrate. Confirm, solidify, sanction, stabilize, authorize, secure, strengthen.

Covering, protection, shelter, disguise, wrapper, clothes, furnishings, clothe, protect, conceal, include, pay for, coat, travel, deluge. Hatch, ceiling, case, umbrella, roofing, attic, integument. Harbor, screen, asylum, pretense, concealment, defense, guard. Copse, bower, covert, growth, shrubbery, thicket, underbrush. Curtain, conceal, cloak, camouflage, spread, mask, screen. Sheath, capsule, pod, casing, case, wrapping, jacket. Bonnet, cowl, cap, cloak, mantle, muffler, cozy. Rug, carpet, runner, curtain, canopy. Face, wrap, blanket, overwhelm, envelop, cap, overspread. Shade, defend, screen, guard, house, shelter, shield. Cloak, hood, disguise, enshroud, hide, mask, screen. Do, comprehend, incorporate, comprise, contain, embody, embrace. Compensate for, counterbalance, defray, offset, suffice. Face, case, veneer, paper, stain, varnish, incrust. Traverse, journey over, cross. Pour, rain, inundate, shower, drench, engulf, overcome. Cove. Bay, cave. Inlet, bayou, lagoon, sound, arm, firth, creek. Cavern, retreat, hole, nook.

Downfall. Reverse, failure, beating, ruin, overthrow, disappointment, defeat.

Disclose. Betray, bright to light, discover, show up, make known, muckrake, expose. Bunk. Place to sleep. Bed, berth, couch, cot.

Decipher. Work out, do, solve. Code. Rules. Discipline.

Right-wing dictatorship. Dictatorship, national socialism, totalitarianism, autocracy, despotism, Nazism, hitlerism.

Object that floats, platform on wheels, stay afloat. Buoy, cork. Platform. Bob, drift, hover, swim, levitate, waft.

Fundamental. Essential, first. Key, basic, basal, crucial, central, bottom. Rudimentary, original.

Hoodlum. Bruiser, tough. Gang. Group, team. Company, crew, band, crowd, party, set, clique. Squad, shift.

Brain. Egghead, professor, intellectual, high-brow.

Hitch. Thumb, ride, travel.

Beliefs. Dogma, convictions, philosophy, tenets.

Conspiracy, illicit love affair, fascinate. Scheme, conniving, machination, artifice, cabal. Affair, liaison, tryst, flirtation, cheating, adultery. Puzzle, charm, delight, captivate, thrill, please, perplex.

Mercenary. Warrior.

Fool. Idiot, imbecile, stupid person, wag, jerk, twerp.

Fascist. Authoritarian, racist, dictatorial, Aryan, nationalist.

Indeterminate, uninvolved, impartial, nonpartisan. Abstract, drab, colorless, vague, dull. Noncombatant, nonpartisan, inactive, disengaged, inert. Detached, unbiased, nonchalant, dispassionate, disinterested, impersonal.

Above, expenses. Aloft, hanging, over, upward, ceiling, upper, top. Rent, insurance, depreciation. Head. Leading, authority, leader, top, conclusion, headland, beginning, foam, direct, outdo. Cardinal, chief, first, foremost, front, main, principal. Command. Chief, administrator, chieftain, commander, commander in chief, director, master. Acme, peak, summit, crest. Crisis, culmination. Cape, promontory. Origin, rise, source. Froth. Command, oversee, supervise, govern, manage, lead, precede. Beat, excel, surpass.

Peace lover. Dove, flower child.

Hustle. Hassle, con, bambooze, beg, pimp, swindle. Handle. Handgrip, use the hands, control, do business. Handhold, crank, holder, hilt, knob, doorknob, ear. Ply, manipulate, manage, wield, adjust, examine, feel. Deal with, manage, operate, work, supervise, manipulate, advise. Wheel and deal, market, retail, sell, deal.

Imitation. Image, manifold, copy, issue, duplicate, carbon.

Profit. Gain, advantage, gain. Earnings, return, lucre, dividend, proceeds, returns, revenue. Advancement, benefit, gain, good, improvement, welfare. Benefit, advance, harvest, clear, better, prosper, recover. Fit. Suitable, qualified, trim, seizure, equip, suit. Approprate, apt, befitting, fitting, just, meet, proper. Competent, matched, suited, adapted, tailor-made. Robust, healthy, competent. Spasm, stroke paroxysm, spell. Furnish, arm, implement, man, outfit, provide. Agree, accord, apply, harmonize, belong, conform, relate.

Cleansing, elimination, cleanse, eliminate. Clarification, purification. Eradication, disposal, liquidation, extermination, expulsion. Clarify, clean, clear, purify. Exterminate, kill, liquidate, abolish, remove.

Disturbance, extortion. Clamor, fracas, turbulence, tumult, uproar, din, confusion. Conspiracy, swindling, graft, trick, shakedown, corruption, push.

Put on the air. Televise, air, transmit, send, broadcast.

Drudge. Grind, laborer, automaton, machine.

Destruction, subvert. Damage, wreckage, demolition, vandalism, treason. Undermine, vandalize, attack, overthrow, destroy, damage, wreck.

Story line. Story, plot, unfolding, theme, thread.

Speed. Swiftness, quicken. Velocity, quickness, rapidity, acceleration, alacrity, celerity, dispatch. Hasten, hurry, accelerate, expedite, precipitate, anticipate.

News media. Journalism, broadcasting, mass media, radio.

Dictatorial. Compulsory, autocratic, imperious, despotic, domineering, arbitrary.