change; transition; vicissitudes
middle period; medium-term
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
pigment; paint; colour; color
reform; reformation; reorganization
fairyland; never-never land
past days; bygone days; days of yore; while still alive; during one's lifetime
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
gradation; gradation haircut; taper
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
a help; an aid; some assistance
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
southwestern part; the southwest
calamity; disaster; misfortune
rust-proofing; anti-corrosive
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
to feel attracted by; to be fascinated by
paintings and calligraphic works
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
husband and wife; married couple
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
execution; enforcing; carrying out; giving alms; giving food to the poor or monks
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
having many difficulties in store; grim prospects
olive (colour, color); olive brown
before ... days (months, etc.)
to curse someone to death; to put a deadly curse on someone
inspection; checking (goods, products)
to rearrange; to resequence