1. EUPHEMISM   mild substitute for blunt expression   boredom   disappearance   departure from main subject   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. EVANESCENCE   unwillingness   disappearance   frustration   puzzle   Half-n-half Clue   3. DISINCLINATION   frustration   addition of details   principle or beliefs   unwillingness   Half-n-half Clue   4. DILIGENCE   principle or beliefs   hard work   time during which thing lasts   departure from main subject   Half-n-half Clue   5. DIMINUTION   hindrance   excessive enthusiasm   discord   decrease   Half-n-half Clue   6. DETERRENT   addition of details   hindrance   difference   hard work   Half-n-half Clue   7. ELABORATION   addition of details   extract from book or film   weakening   great difference   Half-n-half Clue