καθάπερ ὄφις παλαιὸν ἀποδύεται θώρακα → just as a snake sheds its old skin
V. εὔφρων.
welcome: P. and V. ἡδύς, ἀρεστός, V. φίλος.
hopeful: P. and V. εὔελπις.
cheering words: P. παρακέλευσις, ἡ, V. παρακέλευσμα, το.