Feb14

Question 1

Cascade down

Answer 1

Cascade down the metrics

rush down in big quantities, like a cascade
cascade
come down, descend, go down, fall - move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way;

Question 2

Corny

Answer 2

Trite, dated, melodramatic, or mawkishly sentimental.

Question 3

Loath

Answer 3

Unwilling or reluctant; disinclined: I am loath to go on such short notice.

Question 4

Compulsion

Answer 4

An irresistible impulse to act, regardless of the rationality of the motivation: “He felt an animal compulsion to flee the hotel and the city” (Paul Theroux).

Question 5

Pussycat

Answer 5

One who is regarded as easygoing, mild-mannered, or amiable

Question 6

Cascade

Answer 6

a process whereby something, typically information or knowledge, is successively passed on.
“the greater the number of people who are well briefed, the wider the cascade effect”