get the upper hand
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Ζωῆς πονηρᾶς θάνατος αἱρετώτερος → Satius mori quam calamitose vivere → Dem schlechten Leben vorzuziehen ist der Tod
English > Greek (Woodhouse Extra)
κρατεῖν, κρείσσων εἶναι, ἐπιπολάζειν, πλεονεκτεῖν, νικᾶν
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