ambivalence—simultaneous conflicting feelings toward a person or thing.
Luftwaffe—here, Air Force of Nazi Germany.
bemused—plunged in thought; preoccupied.
Mae West—inflatable life jacket for use by aviators downed at sea; named after a shapely movie actress of the 1930s and 1940s.
sedulous—working hard and steadily; diligent.
medulla oblongata—(Latin) the widening continuation of the spinal cord, forming the lower part of the brain and controlling respiration as well as other bodily functions.
