the skids

breakdown collapse debacle destruction deterioration overthrow undoing

atrophy bane cloudburst comedown comeuppance decadence declension degeneracy degeneration deluge descent devolution discomfiture down drop failure fall flood ruination storm

rack and ruin road to ruin

building construction creation improvement

ascent fortune increase morality rise

accomplishment success

collapse crash depreciation dip downtrend downturn drop fall low recession slide stagnation

blight bottom bust depression descent downer downswing dumps funk letdown reverse rut sag slip trough

bad period bad times blue devils blue funk downslide fall-off falling-off hard times rainy days

ascent increase rise

blessing boon happiness success