Serious Hardware
You ascend the corporate one metaphorically & the extension type literally
Ladder
The "local" variety is used on a limited area of the body; the "general" type involves the loss of consciousness
anesthesia
Tom Hiddleston won in 2013 for fighting the Avengers as this villain
Loki
The permanent Bureau of this, which enumerates the population, was established in 1902
Census
Error's partner in an experimental method
Trial
You can use this type of adjustable wrench, seen here, under the light of the moon
a Crescent Wrench
(I'm Dr. Jen Arnold.) In 2015 the U.N. reported the good news that improvements in care over the last 25 years have led to a nearly 50% worldwide drop in this type of mortality, from Latin for "new born"
neonatal
Tom Felton won back-to-back for playing this bad seed in Harry Potter films
Draco Malfoy
It's the "E" in FEMA, an agency that's there when we need it
emergency
This serious fever is caused by salmonella bacteri
Typhoid
The "L" you don't say in this iron you use to join metal objects together
a Solder
From the Latin for "slide back", it's the return of a disease after an apparent recovery
a relapse
He won for playing emo-villain Kylo Ren
Adam Driver
It says it's "connecting America through coins"
the Mint
It can mean showing little interest, or moderately warm
tepid
The "L" you don't say in this iron you use to join metal objects together
a nail gun
In 1900 Karl Landsteiner developed a system for classifying blood into these 3 major letter groups
A, B, and O
Playing the Joker in "The Dark Knight" won him an Oscar too
Heath Ledger
This service goes back to 1862, when we needed a way to fund the Civil War
the IRS
Meaning perceptible by the senses, it's from the Latin for "touch"
Tactile
A computer tool used to connect networks, or a hardware tool that cuts below the main surface
a router
In 1753 Naval surgeon James Lind published a study showing that citrus fruit prevented this disease
scurvy
Playing a rogue cop in "Training Day" won him an Oscar too
Denzel Washington
This Cabinet department runs a meat & poultry hotline
the Department of Agriculture
This windblown plant, a symbol of the Old West, was brought to the U.S. in the 19th century from Russia
Tumbleweed