苍白: pale, wan...
非凡: out of the ordinary, unusually (good, talented etc)...
崩溃: to collapse, to crumble, to fall apart...
缓慢: slow, slow-moving...
牵头: to lead (an animal by the head), to take the lead, to coordinate (a combined operation), to mediate, a go-between (e.g. marriage broker)...
涉嫌: to be a suspect (in a crime), to be suspected of...
刮: to blow (of the wind)...
答辩: to reply (to an accusation), to defend one's dissertation...
炼: smelt; refine,...
衰减: to weaken, to attenuate...