cut short (verb)
Interrupt before its natural or planned end.
fruitfully (adverb)
In a productive way.
facelift (noun)
Plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face. An incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised.
step to the fore (verb)
Make oneself visible. Take action.
pragmatical (adjective)
Of or concerning the theory of pragmatism.
wage increase (noun)
The amount a salary is increased.
millet (noun)
Any of various small-grained annual cereal and forage grasses of the genera Panicum, Echinochloa, Setaria, Sorghum, and Eleusine.
stethoscope (noun)
A medical instrument for listening to the sounds generated inside the body.
assertion (noun)
A declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary).
demolish (verb)
Destroy completely.
