Possible Clues:

• Cut down (tree), dropped
• Highland moor is fine for Welsh in spring
• 'I do not like thee Doctor ....'
• Went from bull to bear, e.g.
• Went over the hill
• Came down from a height
• Bring down - hill
• Chap avoiding pained expression gets cut down
• Either yielded to the temptation or declined
• Cruel measure taken with frequency