1. EXASPERATION   frustration   disappearance   guile   hard work   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. DETERRENT   hindrance   hatred   unwillingness   sharing of feelings   Half-n-half Clue   3. EVANESCENCE   disappearance   addition of details   hatred   sorrowful song   Half-n-half Clue   4. DIGRESSION   mild substitute for blunt expression   boredom   departure from main subject   extract from book or film   Half-n-half Clue   5. DILIGENCE   hard work   unwillingness   weakening   hindrance   Half-n-half Clue   6. EUPHEMISM   puzzle   hard work   mild substitute for blunt expression   frustration   Half-n-half Clue   7. FERVOR   intense feeling   departure from main subject   sharing of feelings   weakening   Half-n-half Clue