paler russian

• стушева́ться

  to get flustered, to lose one's composure, to become embarrassed, to be intimidated

  to slip away, to efface oneself, to retire into the background

  to fade, to grow paler, to lighten

  to blur, to become blurred, to become indistinct

• стушёвываться

  to become embarrassed, to get flustered, to lose one's nerve

  to efface oneself, to keep in the background, to slip away quietly

  to blur, to become indistinct, to be shaded off

  to fade, to grow paler, to lighten

Examples

• Краска на стене, оттиравшаяся тряпкой, стала бледнее.

  The paint on the wall, which was being rubbed off with a cloth, became paler.