πολλὰ μεταξὺ πέλει κύλικος καὶ χείλεος ἄκρου → there is many a slip twixt cup and lip, there's many a slip twixt cup and lip, there's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip, there's many a slip twixt the cup and the lip, there's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip
νεηκής: -ές, (ἀκή) ὁ νεωστὶ ἀκονηθείς, Ἰλ. Ν. 391, Π. 484· Δωρ. νεᾱκής, Ἡσύχ. Περὶ τοῦ τονισμοῦ ἴδε Spitzn εἰς Ἰλ. Ζ. 77.
ές (ἀκή): freshly whetted, Il. 13.391 and Il. 16.484.