The mist in her grin faded, turning bright and wicked instead.
The paring knife turned to mist, and the mist faded away.
In the space of three paces the heavy mist faded away to nothing.
Gradually the mist faded until she could see only an occasional reflection of the cabin lights outside.
The mist dissolved, faded away, but slowly, not all at once as it would have if it had met with a lie.
The blood drained out of her head, left it light and giddy as the mists faded.
Within the Guardian, the mist and images faded again.
It had got colder as morning came on, and the mist had faded away.
As he looked at the troopers beginning to stand up around him, the mist on Paul's eyes faded into darkness.
After a few moments, the mist faded and the distortion gradually eased as the image disappeared.