But with the election of Ms. DiFiore in November, frustrations dissipated.

He spun on his heel and sprawled beside her on the couch, his face suddenly still, rage and frustration dissipated, his eyes on the amber liquid in his glass.

But even as expectations catch up with reality, frustration will not dissipate quickly.

Any frustration I felt from waiting one hour and 50 minutes dissipated once I saw Jay-Z and Kanye elevate 30-plus feet up on their separate illuminated risers that also acted as projectors.

It was like so much of life, she thought: a mess of motives and emotions that couldn't be brought to a satisfactory conclusion, that would simply linger until the passage of time let the frustration of it dissipate.

"Yes, I did, up until just the last bits," Benelek said, his frustration dissipating.