"an ace reporter"; "a crack shot"; "a first-rate golfer"; "a super party"; "played top-notch tennis"; "an athlete in tiptop condition"; "she is absolutely tops"
"he has the one but will need a two and three to go with it"; "they had lunch at one"
"He aced his opponents"
"She sailed through her exams"; "You will pass with flying colors"; "She nailed her astrophysics course"
"adept in handicrafts"; "an adept juggler"; "an expert job"; "a good mechanic"; "a practiced marksman"; "a proficient engineer"; "a lesser-known but no less skillful composer"; "the effect was achieved by skillful retouching"