delinquent a young offender
stringent demanding strict attention to rules and procedures
contingent determined by conditions or circumstances that follow
digging the act of digging
digging up the act of digging something out of the ground (especially a corpse) where it has been buried
diggings an excavation for ore or precious stones or for archaeology
dig into examine physically with or as if with a probe
packing nut a nut used to tighten a stuffing box
sticking point a point at which an impasse arises in progress toward an agreement or a goal
king nut hickory of the eastern United States resembling the shagbark but having a much larger nut
terra incognita an unknown and unexplored region
dogging relentless and indefatigable in pursuit or as if in pursuit
taking hold the act of gripping something firmly with the hands
ducking stool an instrument of punishment consisting of a chair in which offenders were ducked in water
technicality a detail that is considered insignificant
take into account allow or plan for a certain possibility
fishing net a net that will enclose fish when it is pulled in
technocrat an advocate of technocracy
cotton candy a candy made by spinning sugar that has been boiled to a high temperature
indigent poor enough to need help from others