stiff; rigid; numb or inflexible

deadlocked; at a standstill; used to describe a situation where opposing parties are stuck and cannot reach an agreement

(literary) to fall over; to fall backward

(bound form) dead; used in the expression 李代桃僵 lǐ​dài​táo​jiāng meaning one person takes the fall for another

to set someone on; to dare or provoke someone into action

to become stiff or serious (of a facial expression)