(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request
class-A; A class; A grade
class-B; B class; B grade; second rate
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
very important person; super star; super big shot
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
the country; countryside; rural districts; cultivated land; fields
metallic color; metallic colour
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
sports ground; playing field; playground
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
smallish; on the small side
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
to polish up; to shine up
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
one-person show; one-woman show; one-man show; performing solo; monodrama
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
discernment; penetration; insight; intellectual acumen
(large) parrot (incl. the cockatoo)
one's party piece; parlor trick; hidden talent
during; for the duration of
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
retainer; attendant; escort
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of; additional post
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that