4
savoir-faire(noun, knowledge, experience, skill, grace)
4
savvy(noun, understanding, knowledge, ability, mind)
4
skillfulness(knowledge, ability, skill, cunning, capacity)
4
strength(noun, force, quality, power, energy)
4
support(existence, maintenance, survival, sufficient means)
4
virtuosity
4
what it takes(noun, expression, idiom, understanding, power)
3
art(noun, power, knowledge, ability, line)
3
artistry(experience, skill, intelligence, job, dexterity)
3
caliber(noun, quality, power, character, strength)
3
craftsmanship(skill, dexterity)
3
dexterousness
3
dignity(quality, ability, build, capacity, talent)
3
effectiveness(noun, power, strength, energy, ability)
3
energy(noun, force, drive, power, strength)
3
ingenuity(noun, knowledge, experience, skill, savvy)
3
jurisdiction(noun, force, power, strength, ability)
3
knowledge(noun, ability, line, experience, skill)
3
practice(noun, craft, experience, skill, mastery)
3
puissance(noun, force, drive, power, strength)
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