puppeteer; puppet player; wirepuller; string-puller; man behind the scenes
matter of hit-and-miss; mix of success and failure; variation (in quality, returns, etc.)
getting up early; early rising; early riser; early bird
academic book; scholarly book; learned book; tome
private funeral; secret burial
vulgar; in poor taste; cheap; low-brow
miser; cheapskate; scrooge
generation; lifetime; the age; the day; the first (e.g. Elizabeth I); issei
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; point of view; viewpoint
including ...; inclusive of ...; bundling together (items of different size, quality, etc.); lumping together; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
drum (e.g. oil, gasoline); metal barrel
perspiration given off during sleep; sweating while sleeping; night sweats
decolourization; decolorization; decolourisation; decolorisation; bleaching
rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed
chicken meat; fowl; poultry; bird meat
emoji; pictorial symbol; pictograph; ASCII art
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
ripple (on water); wavelet
10,000,000,000; ten billion
gravitational constant (G)
origin; beginning; source
simply put; putting it simply; in short
soar (e.g. in price); jump; boom; sudden ride