11.   Others huddle around aged coil heaters trying to ward off the bitter chill of a long winter in the Caucasus.

12.   Scorsese pushed back into the street, his nervous fingers rubbing against each other as he talked, warding off the bitter chill.

13.   The bitter chill over the northeastern quarter of the nation will relax Thursday as the jet stream begins a steady retreat toward Canada.

14.   The juxtaposition of the unusual warmth with bitter chill in much of the north provides the energy for vigorous storms.