Sweeping change
life is a constant struggle to stay afloat
vilification
All bark and no bite
vicious remarks; abusive language
crucifixion
Once is everything; twice, nothing
Sometimes you cannot see the forest for the trees
It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle
An uncomfortable place or position
A stitch in time save nine
To make a mountain out of a molehill
being extremely disrespectful
Save a penny a day and you still just have pennies
distant; far away
Spring weather is capricious as a stepmother
Spring days and relatives never give in
Spring days and stepmothers linger long past their welcome
To waste away the years
The banks will lend you an umbrella on a sunny day and take it back when it rains
to clear up; to be clear (skies)