counting one's chickens before they've hatched; (lit.) counting raccoon dog skins before they have been caught
self-aggrandizement under pretense of aiding another (aggrandisement, pretence)
short squeeze; loss-cutting of short positions
heloderm (any venomous lizard of genus Heloderma, incl. the gila monster and the beaded lizard)
exceedingly little; exceedingly few; scanty; paltry; puny
hearing; understanding; learning; being informed
four 20-point cards (scoring combination)
arms race; armaments race
to plough; to plow; to hoe; to till
flamberge; sword with undulations in the blade
flatterer; toady; lackey; sycophant; flunky
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
suspension bridge; viaduct; temporary bridge; mediation; go-between
shuttle transportation; shuttling back and forth
amount of hair; hair volume
not mince matters; not mince one's words
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to spread money around (e.g. to give, to loan, to invest, etc.)
ignoring; bypassing; doing something without consultation; going over someone's head
bolting upright; rearing up (horse)
administrative organization
face-to-face talk; direct communication; direct dialogue; direct talk
chignon (ladies' hairstyle)
inner tracks or lanes; going around an inner circle; indoors
parents' partiality for their children; parents overvaluing their children
inner circumference; internal circumference
sound of vibrating bowstring
in this case, it does not apply; this case is an exception
estimated time of arrival; ETA