close to the wall; alongside the wall
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
curiosity; inquisitiveness
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
than; from; out of; except; but; more
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
very young; little; childish; immature
innocent; cherubic; childlike
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
naivete; simplicity; innocence
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
danger; peril; hazard; risk
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason