1.b> 1) , , ; stiff cardboard / ; a stiff collar [brush] / []; his clothes were stiff with dried mud / ;
2) , , ; , i> .i> i> ; the windows were stiff and she couldn't get them open ; the door handle is stiff and I can't turn it / ; pull hard that drawer's very stiff ; the shower tap is a little stiff / ;
2.b> , ; , ( , , . i>); her fingers were stiff with cold ; I've got a stiff neck ; I never felt stiff after training until I was in my thirties , ; the next morning I was as stiff as a board ;
3.b> , , ( , i>); whisk the egg whites until stiff i> , ; a stiff dough / ; mix the powder and water into a stiff paste , / ;
4.b> 1) , , ; , ; a stiff breeze [wind] / []; the company faces stiff competition from its rivals / ; the new proposals have met with stiff opposition ; a stiff fight / ;
2) , , ; it was a stiff climb to the top of the hill ;
3) ; there are stiff fines for breaking the rules ; the athlete was given a stiff punishment for using drugs ; some college courses have stiffer entry requirements than others , ;
5.b> , , ; i> ( , . i>); their goodbyes were stiff and formal ; the general is a tall man with steel spectacles and a stiff, rather pompous manner , , ;
6.b> , ( i>); a stiff drink i> ; a stiff whisky ;
7.b> i> ( , . i>); a stiff price ; we had to pay a stiff membership fee to join the health club - ; a stiff tax on cigarettes , ;
a stiff upper lipb> , ; , [.i> .i> lip Ir> ].