prudent; thoughtful; discreet
meditation; contemplation
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
majority group (party, faction)
sense of caution; wariness
to open hostilities; to take up arms (against)
to gain a victory; to win
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
to push aside; to brush aside
Age of Discovery; Age of Exploration
to run about; to rush about
major powers of the world; great powers
coastal region; coastal area; coastline
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
insatiable; untiring; persistent
civilized person; civilized people
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
to put someone to work; to make someone work
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
possession (esp. of a territory)