material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
somersault; looping-the-loop
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
contrail; vapor trail; vapour trail
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
air battle; dog fight; aerial battle
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to spin vigorously; to wave around (e.g. sword, bat)
infrared rays; infrared radiation
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
sidewinder (species of rattlesnake, Crotalus cerastes); sidewinder (missile)
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
locking on (to a target, esp. by radar)
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
small piece; fragment; chip; splinter; strip; shred
apparently; from what I have heard; they say; you know; I hear
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
way out; means to escape; escape route
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
Mach (number); (at a) fast speed
to have a short turning radius (e.g. car); to be adaptable; to be quick to respond to shifting circumstances
simple honesty; tactless frankness
professional killer; hit man
180 degrees; complete (about-face; in policy, opinion, etc.); radical (change); hundred-and-eighty degree (turn)
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to turn a somersault; to turn over (topsy-turvy); to turn head over heels
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
magnetic field; ambience; atmosphere; focal point