(idiom) to flaunt one's seniority / to rely on one's age or length of experience to control or belittle others
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Frequency data from Cai & Brysbaert, SUBTLEX-CH (2010), Creative Commons Attribution. The data includes word forms with at least 10 occurrences in an older subtitle sample. Absence from the sample does not establish that a word is rare.
to grow old together
upper house / senate / senior statesmen's assembly
to cheat (in gambling)
middle-aged but still attractive woman / lady of a certain age
sweet and sour pork / also written 咕嚕肉|咕噜肉[]
to live off one's past achievements / to rest on one's laurels
slot machine
(idiom) to retire from official service due to old age and return to one's hometown
(coll.) to live with and depend on one's parents even upon reaching adulthood
(coll.) adults still living with and depending on their parents
hillbilly / yokel / redneck / bumpkin
approaching old age
primary wife
very far away
cadaver for dissection in training medical students
albino (human)
(idiom) until the end of time
nickname for official
lit. a good sword always remains sharp (idiom) / fig. (of one's skills etc) to be as good as ever / the old man still has it
treasure knife does not age (idiom) / old but still vigorous
respect the aged
respect the old and cherish the young
concubine / mistress / (dialect) woman
@ / at symbol
if you are lazy in your prime, you'll be sorry in your old age
husband and wife in youth, companions in old age
accomplished though young / lacking youthful vigor
in the country of the blind the one-eyed man is king (idiom) / (depending on the source, the last word is either 大王[] or 大王[])
(slang) to trick older men into repeatedly sending small sums of money by feigning romantic interest
old and weak (idiom)
old and weak (idiom)
henpecked / to be under one's wife's thumb
senior center
to play the wolf in sheep's clothing / to disguise oneself as sth harmless in order to lull one's target into letting their guard down
taking everyone along, young and old / to look after the elderly and the young
to respect the elderly
to respect the wise and venerate the worthy (idiom) / to honor the great and the good
priority seating for the aged (on buses etc)
senior citizens' home / old folks' home
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