(n) incubation period
(n) the first half-year
first half of the year
(n) heyday
golden age
(n) time of creation
(n) (1) prime of one's life
(2) stage of maturity (geology)
(n) beginning
outset
(n) short term
short time
(P)
(n,adj-no) short cycle
short period
(n) between-crops season
off-crops season
(n) phallic stage
(n) mid-range
mid-term
(n,vs) lengthening
(n,adj-no) extended period of time
prolonged
long-range
(n) drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
(adj-na) long term
(P)
(n) commuter pass
season ticket
(P)
(n) regularly-scheduled game (match)
(n) (ocean) liner
(adj-na) periodic
(P)
(n) regular service
(P)
(n) marriageable age
(P)
(n) turning point
transition phase
(n) (comp) synchronization
(n) synchronization
synchronisation
(n) (1) classmate
graduates in the same class
(2) wrestlers who began their professional careers in the same tournament (sumo)
(adj-na) (comp) synchronous
(n) a semiannual crop
two crops per year
(n) two-term system
(n) during one's tenure
(n) apprentice