flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
man of the hour; woman of the hour
(a matter of) chance; fortune (of a given time); force of the times
danger past, God forgotten
person who turns up at the right moment to help
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
turning to God only in one's trouble
people look friendly when they ask for a loan but not so much when they repay it; (lit.) when borrowing (the money), the face of the (bodhisattva) Kshitigarbha; when returning it, the face of the (hell king) Yama
infectious disease; plague; epidemic