to carry on a lawsuit.

of, relating to, or of the nature of something introductory.

to estimate.

a loose coalition of business groups.

to descend by moving down a steep incline or past an overhang by means of a double rope secured above and placed around the body.

a firm or individual engaged in the loading or unloading of a vessel.

a Japanese-style emoticon that uses Japanese characters, Latin letters, and punctuation marks in combination to represent a facial expression that conveys an emotion.

consisting of three parts, or proceeding by three; ternary.

an awkward, ungainly youth.