wage increase (noun)
The amount a salary is increased.
assertion (noun)
A declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary).
cut short (verb)
Interrupt before its natural or planned end.
stethoscope (noun)
A medical instrument for listening to the sounds generated inside the body.
step to the fore (verb)
Make oneself visible. Take action.
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.
demolish (verb)
Destroy completely.
millet (noun)
Any of various small-grained annual cereal and forage grasses of the genera Panicum, Echinochloa, Setaria, Sorghum, and Eleusine.
pragmatical (adjective)
Of or concerning the theory of pragmatism.
fruitfully (adverb)
In a productive way.
