jpdb beta

to get wet

7

other people's affairs; someone else's problem

1

protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation

1

large household; large family; large group (of people); big organization; great wealth

1

circumstances; sequence of events; how things got this way; details; particulars

1

to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look

1

mother; wife

2

scratch; graze; scrape; abrasion

2

naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid; delinquency; misconduct

2

to chide; to rebuke; to reprove

1

compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane

1

crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers

1

contribution; donation

2

single-handedly (usu. of a female raising children); on one's own; as a single mother

1

having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit

1

grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude

2

in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely

2

to rack one's brains

1

knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge

1

to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out

1

detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation

1

to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with

1

few days

1

to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)

2

being cleared (of doubt, misgivings, etc.); being dispelled; melting away; melting (of ice)

1

to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out

3

that; the matter in question

2

to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune

2

faltering; tottering; halting; unsteady; awkward; clumsy

1

to impose a gag order; to hush up; to order someone not to mention something

1

quartz

1

food storage; provision store; pantry

1

to badger; to pester; to beg

2

looking depressed; long face

1

high-risk, high-return

1

occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade

1

quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless

1

job; work; duties; trade; skill

1

compensation; equivalent value; consideration

1

to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it

1

to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture

2

unsafe; insecure; careless; dangerous; incautious; imprudent

1

just because; even if; even though

1

humorous; funny; amusing; enjoyable (e.g. life); pleasant; fun

1

one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path

1

senior; elder; person older than oneself

4

study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount

1

tuition; school expenses

1

various studies

1

kin; catty; pound (unit of weight); loaf (of bread)

1