demotion

to demote

to reduce salary

salary reduction

sea hare

(algebra) descending powers

Alternative spelling of 天下り: descent to earth from heaven; an avatar; in Japan's postwar period, the practice of awarding a high-level bureaucrat with a high-paying job after retirement (also spelled 天下り): a kind of revolving door syndrome

to entreat the enemy to surrender

entreating the enemy to surrender

gleaming, shining / scenery / enlightening / exhaust, run out / light, gleam, shine / glory, honor/honour, pride