gray hair - hair that has changed color due to being very afraid or old age, becoming white or gray

Why do so many women want to dye their gray hair?

to thin - for hair to fall out so that there is less hair covering one's scalp (the skin on the top of one's head)

Is there anything men can do to prevent their hair from thinning?

salt and pepper hair - hair that has two or more colors, a combination of one's natural hair color and gray or white hair

A lot of men in their fifties have salt and pepper hair. Once they get a little older, it becomes mostly gray or white.

distinguished - dignified; getting respect from others; showing authority

Wow, you look so distinguished in that business suit!

receding hairline - hair that, over time, is moving back on one's head so that one's forehead becomes larger

Marcus is embarrassed about his receding hairline, so he often wears a baseball cap to cover it up.

to show signs of age - for one's physical appearance to change over time so that one appears older than before

Lydia is still healthy, but her skin is showing signs of age.

to lament - to mourn; to feel sad about something, especially something that one has lost; to regret

The writer of this song laments the lost of his first love.

to mature - to become older and wiser; to become older and behave like an adult

As a teenager, Tait was an unsafe driver, but as he matured, he became more cautious.

character - personality; distinctive characteristics or traits that make one different from other people

I want to live in a house with a lot of character, rather than one with rooms that look like plain white boxes.

evasive - elusive; not clear, direct, or straightforward; hiding something

Why are companies so evasive about the salary ranges for the jobs they're trying to fill?

wrinkle - a small fold in one's skin or a piece of fabric; lines on one's skin

Having a lot of exposure to the sun as a young child can result in wrinkles in old age.

age spot - a small, discolored area on one's skin that appears when one is older, usually caused by sun damage

The dermatologist looked at my arms, but said those marks are just age spots, not signs of skin cancer.

deafness - the inability to hear

Georgio blames his deafness on the fact that he worked at an airport as a young man, without wearing any protection over his ears.

memory loss - a decrease in one's ability to remember what has happened

Is it true that doing crossword puzzles can help to prevent or slow memory loss?

to talk (someone) off a ledge - to say things that prevent another person from committing suicide by jumping off of a tall building

How many of our police officers have been trained to talk people off a ledge?

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