curtailing

"Buying the car was a big expense, but will be worth it in the long run."

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

"The student procured a pencil from his friend before the exam. "

"Curtailing horses procured long horse-hair."

"After suffering diahrroea, the patient was restricted to a diet of rice, cold meat, and yoghurt."

"The software will truncate any file name longer than 20 characters. "

"The teacher asked us to shorten our essays to one page. "

"The duration of the meeting was only thirty minutes. "

"The illness abridges the child's playtime, cutting short his time outdoors. "

"We joined the audience just as the lights went down."

"The night before his wedding was a restless one."

"The teacher announced that there would be no school tomorrow due to the snow. "