κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
πυκνόω, συγκρατέω, συγκεφαλαιοίω, συσπειράω, συμφορέω