Vocabulary

good fences make good neighbors; a hedge between keeps friendship green

some are wise and some are otherwise; one thousand blind; one thousand with their eyes open

to go too far; to go to excess

great sinners make great saints (after repenting)

the Alpha and the Omega

the Alpha and the Omega

sacrificial lamb

ugly duckling

to become speechless; to be at a loss for words

ignoring someone completely

you cannot rely on parents and money to stay around forever; money comes and goes; so do parents

you can never be too careful

in succession; one after another

being jealous of someone over something but also thinking they should be sentenced to death over it (esp. of male teachers having sexual relations with their students)

to be the first to speak; to break the silence

to drive a wedge into (e.g. enemy defences); to wedge apart

to make sure (of); to drive in a wedge

absolute beginner; complete amateur

as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP

the mediocre have no right to criticize the great

autumn day

there, there

(child in the) terrible twos

threenager; child in the terrifying threes

hand salute; military salute

fruit of one's labor; result of one's efforts

chance encounter (worth treasuring); a connection made with another person by chance

one's second home; home away from home

don't hasten into action when you have doubts

to repay meanness with kindness

incompatible; (going together) like oil and water

you can't catch the wind with a net

things that come together can also come apart; what may be joined may be separated

everything is preordained

to come alive (once again); to spring back into life; for flowers to blossom out of a fried bean

speech is silver, silence is golden

learn to crawl before you learn to walk; until you ride a horse, ride a cow

to have a break in the conversation; to experience an awkward silence; an angel passes

the light comes from the East; the light rises from the East; ex oriente lux

poverty is the greatest motivator; poverty is the mother of invention