(adv-to,adv) (1) (on-mim) ticktock/(2) (on-mim) chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock)/knocking/clicking/clacking/clattering/(adj-no,adj-na) (3) (on-mim) dry and hard/(frozen) stiff/(4) (on-mim) hidebound/die-hard/stubborn/obstinate/bigoted/(5) (on-mim) scared stiff/tense/nervous/frightened/(P)