1. ELOQUENCE   great difference   expressiveness   puzzle   departure from main subject   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. DISSONANCE   excessive enthusiasm   sorrowful song   unwillingness   discord   Half-n-half Clue   3. DISINCLINATION   hindrance   principle or beliefs   unwillingness   excessive enthusiasm   Half-n-half Clue   4. ENIGMA   person easily tricked   intense feeling   puzzle   difference   Half-n-half Clue   5. DURATION   great difference   time during which thing lasts   difference   hard work   Half-n-half Clue   6. DIMINUTION   frustration   decrease   discord   puzzle   Half-n-half Clue   7. EUPHEMISM   hindrance   unwillingness   disappearance   mild substitute for blunt expression   Half-n-half Clue