κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
easy: P. and V. ῥᾴδιος.
simple: P. and V. ἁπλοῦς.
primal: P. and V. πρῶτος.