| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | accomplished | highly trained and proficient |
| 2. | adept | very good at something |
| 3. | adroit | clever and skillful |
| 4. | aged | made mature over time |
| 5. | artful | skillful and clever |
| 6. | assured | confident from experience |
| 7. | astute | quick to understand situations |
| 8. | battle-hardened | toughened by harsh experience |
| 9. | battle-tested | proven under difficult conditions |
| 10. | broken-in | made ready by use |
| 11. | canny | careful and experienced |
| 12. | capable | having the ability needed |
| 13. | case-hardened | made tough by experience |
| 14. | competent | able to do something well |
| 15. | confident | self-assured through experience |
| 16. | consummate | complete and highly skilled |
| 17. | cultivated | improved by training and experience |
| 18. | dab hand | someone very skilled |
| 19. | deft | skillful and quick |
| 20. | dependable | consistently trustworthy and capable |
| 21. | developed | advanced through growth or practice |
| 22. | dexterous | skillful with hands or mind |
| 23. | disciplined | trained to act consistently |
| 24. | educated | having learned extensively |
| 25. | elder | older and experienced |
| 26. | eminent | famous and respected |
| 27. | established | firmly recognized and experienced |
| 28. | experienced | having much practical knowledge |
| 29. | expert | very knowledgeable and capable |
| 30. | field-tested | proven in practical conditions |
| 31. | flavored | given a particular taste |
| 32. | forged | formed through difficulty |
| 33. | full-fledged | fully developed and established |
| 34. | grey-haired | older and experienced |
| 35. | grizzled | aged and experienced-looking |
| 36. | handy | skillful and useful |
| 37. | hard-bitten | toughened by harsh life |
| 38. | hardened | made tough by experience |
| 39. | herbed | flavored with herbs |
| 40. | highly skilled | possessing advanced ability |
| 41. | honed | sharpened through practice |
| 42. | knowing | showing understanding from experience |
| 43. | knowledgeable | well informed and experienced |
| 44. | licensed | officially permitted and qualified |
| 45. | long-practiced | practiced over many years |
| 46. | long-serving | having served for years |
| 47. | longstanding | existing or experienced for long |
| 48. | marinated | soaked to absorb flavor |
| 49. | masterful | performed with great skill |
| 50. | mature | fully developed and experienced |
| 51. | matured | developed fully over time |
| 52. | mellowed | softened and improved with time |
| 53. | nimble | quick and skillful |
| 54. | noted | well known and respected |
| 55. | old hand | an experienced person |
| 56. | old pro | an experienced professional |
| 57. | old stager | someone long experienced |
| 58. | old-school | formed by long tradition |
| 59. | old-timer | someone long experienced |
| 60. | past master | highly experienced expert |
| 61. | polished | refined through experience |
| 62. | practiced | made proficient by practice |
| 63. | professional | showing expert skill |
| 64. | proficient | competent and efficient |
| 65. | proven | shown effective by experience |
| 66. | qualified | having the needed training |
| 67. | refined | improved and polished |
| 68. | reliable | dependable through experience |
| 69. | resourceful | good at handling problems |
| 70. | ripe | fully developed or mature |
| 71. | ripened | brought to full development |
| 72. | road-tested | proven in real use |
| 73. | roadwise | experienced in travel or life |
| 74. | savvy | practically knowledgeable |
| 75. | schooled | educated or trained thoroughly |
| 76. | skilled | having developed ability |
| 77. | solid | reliably competent |
| 78. | sophisticated | experienced and refined |
| 79. | sound | reliable and well-founded |
| 80. | streetwise | experienced in real situations |
| 81. | sure-handed | showing confident skill |
| 82. | tempered | strengthened by hardship |
| 83. | tested | proved through experience |
| 84. | time-served | trained through long service |
| 85. | time-tested | proved over a long time |
| 86. | trained | taught the necessary skills |
| 87. | tried | shown reliable by use |
| 88. | venerable | respected because of age |
| 89. | versed | well acquainted with something |
| 90. | veteran | long-practiced and highly experienced |
| 91. | veteranized | made experienced by service |
| 92. | vintage | matured and high quality |
| 93. | warhorse | old, experienced worker |
| 94. | weathered | made resilient by hardship |
| 95. | well-practiced | made skillful through repetition |
| 96. | well-trained | trained to a high standard |
| 97. | well-versed | thoroughly familiar with something |
| 98. | wise | showing good judgment |
| 99. | world-wise | experienced in practical life |
| 100. | worldly | experienced in life |