31 entries under competent topic. ×

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veteran(noun, person, knowledge, ability, knowledgeable)
7
professional(noun, adjective, person, practice, authority)
5
adept(noun, good, authority, familiar, intelligent)
2
proficient(noun, adjective, good, authority, intelligent)
1
accomplished(familiar, sophisticated, knowledgeable, skilled)
1
accustomed(familiar, sophisticated, knowledgeable, skilled)
1
been around(expression, familiar, sophisticated, knowledgeable)
1
been there(expression, familiar, sophisticated, knowledgeable)
1
broken in(expression, familiar, sophisticated, knowledgeable)
1
capable(familiar, sophisticated, knowledgeable, skilled)
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dynamite(familiar, sophisticated, knowledgeable, skilled)
1
instructed(familiar, sophisticated, knowledgeable, skilled)
1
knowing the score(expression, idiom, sophisticated, knowledgeable)
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mature(familiar, sophisticated, knowledgeable, skilled)
1
matured(familiar, sophisticated, knowledgeable, skilled)
1
old(familiar, sophisticated, knowledgeable, skilled)
1
practical(familiar, sophisticated, knowledgeable, skilled)
1
practiced(familiar, sophisticated, knowledgeable, skilled)
1
qualified(familiar, sophisticated, knowledgeable, skilled)
1
right stuff(expression, familiar, sophisticated, knowledgeable)
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