• cadent, descending, falling, inclined
• to delve, to dip, to pitch, to shelve, to slant, to slope
• setting, settling, slant
• condescending, gracious, lofty, patronizing
• to climb down, to condescend, to deflate, to descend, to sink, sank, sunk
• condescension, descent, stoop
• to sag, to warp, to yield
• relaxation, sag, slack, subsidence, yield
• air of patronage, patronizing tone
• be received into the church
• to go on one's hands and knees
• to talk down to one's audience