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to race against time

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to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)

1

secondary armament (of a warship); secondary battery; secondary gun

2

loading; charging; filling

1

standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert

1

number one; first; best; most; game; round

1

second; number two; runner-up

1

port (left side of vessel)

2

going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead

1

destroyer (ship)

1

to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal

1

number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout

1

behind; in the rear; in back

1

to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path

1

goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark

1

capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp

1

automatic; intransitive verb

1

following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing

1

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable

1

way to shoot; how to shoot

2

beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

2

torpedo

2

getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate

1

anti-aircraft; antiaircraft

1

defense; defence; safeguard; protection

2

opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat

3

exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)

1

enemy ship

2

evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat

1

completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)

1

starting (machine, engine, car, etc.); activation

1

brink; outer edge

1

distance; range

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3000; three thousand

2

to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

1

power; might; authority; influence

1

(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known

1

effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)

1

uncertain; indefinite

1

under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)

1

use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation

1

risk

1

high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)

1

to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed

1

isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

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plait; braid

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if it's the case

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previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance

1

what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn

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the entire strength; all hands; all the members

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