τὸν ἀπὸ γραμμᾶς κινεῖν λίθον → move one's man from this line, move a piece from this line, try one's last chance, make a last ditch effort
massŭla: ae, f. dim. 1. massa,I a little lump or mass (post-Aug.), Col. 12, 38, 2: salis, id. 12, 48, 5.