"a lucky stiff"
"a working stiff"

"the cadaver was intended for dissection"
"the end of the police search was the discovery of a corpse"
"the murderer confessed that he threw the stiff in the river"
"honor comes to bless the turf that wraps their clay"

"a stiff hinge"

"a stiff current"
"a stiff breeze"

"a starchy manner"
"the letter was stiff and formal"
"his prose has a buckram quality"

"a potent toxin"
"potent liquor"
"a potent cup of tea"
"a stiff drink"

"firm convictions"
"a firm mouth"
"steadfast resolve"
"a man of unbendable perseverence"
"unwavering loyalty"

"a rigid strip of metal"
"a table made of rigid plastic"
"a palace guardsman stiff as a poker"
"stiff hair"
"a stiff neck"

"bored stiff"
"frightened stiff"

"his hands lay stiffly"