κρεῖττον σιωπᾶν ἐστιν ἢ λαλεῖν μάτην → it's better to keep silence than to speak without reason (Menander)
impetuously: P. ἐντόνως, συντόνως.
angrily: P. and V. πικρῶς, V. ὑπερθύμως, P. ὀργίλως.
hotly contested (of a battle): P. καρτερός, ἰσχυρός.
pursue hotly: P. κατὰ πόδας διώκειν.
