first-aid; emergency (aid)
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
alone; by oneself; on one's own
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
cancellation of a contract
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
course; route; path; process; means
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
to be absorbed in thought; to muse; to muse about; to think things through
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
preliminary investigation; preparation
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
flight; desertion; escape
to tread on thin ice; to go out on a limb; to walk a tightrope; to take risks; (lit.) to cross a dangerous bridge
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
exactly as stated; verbatim