s. (anything that serves for the attainment of an object), via, ratio, consilium, ratio quam aliquis init, consilium quod aliquis capit (of the measures which one adopts); auxilium, adjumentum, subsidium, praesidium, telum, instrumentum; to anything, ad aliquid (of helps, which conduce to the attainment of an object): to choose or adopt means, rationem or viam inire, or capere or sequi: to have recourse to a means, ad rationem aliquam confugere: to use outward means, externis adjumentis uti: to try all means, omnia experiri; nihil inexpertum omittere: volo id quam mollissima via consequi (by the gentlest means, Liv.): to try extreme means, extremum auxilium experiri; supremum auxilium effundere; extrema experiri or audere; ad extrema or ad ultimum auxilium descendere: by all means, omnino, plane, prorsus, admodum, utique (entirely, intensive): sane, ita sane, sane quidem, utique, scilicet, nimirum, quidem, vero (affirmative; in assertions and concessions; Vid: Cic., Ecl., p. 37, 38, 151): by no means, neutiquam haudquaquam: by some means or other, aliquo modo.