καθάπερ ὄφις παλαιὸν ἀποδύεται θώρακα → just as a snake sheds its old skin
worker in brass: Ar. and P. χαλκεύς, ὁ, P. χαλκοτύπος, ὁ (Xen.).
pan for coals: Ar. and V. ἐσχάρα, ἡ.