a fall, falling down / a slide down to a lower rank / a personal decline, a descent into personal destruction

tumble, fall down / slide down in a ranking / descend into personal decline

short, short circuit / a leap in logic (that skips steps), a jump to a conclusion

short (cause a short circuit) / connect (associate) hastily

context

carefree, easygoing

(archaic, possibly obsolete) wittiness, refinement, stylishness, easygoing-ness (see the share reading)

settlement

come to a settlement

village, hamlet