Mr. Gatti and Ms. Santana managed to make technical feats that would have been astounding from much more experienced virtuoso performers look like the purest and most honest ballet dancing.
Kimbrel, who had built up enough currency before the collapse to still earn the rookie of the year award, has been astounding from start to finish this season, reviving a baseball debate: Should a relief pitcher be considered for the Cy Young Award?
As impressive as his accomplishments would have been from an able-bodied person, they are all the more astounding from someone with motor neurone disease (MND).
The range of patterns is astounding, from delicate prints like "Small Flowers in Fingernail Shapes" to loud, tropical designs of seashells and banana leaves.
The level of detail is truly astounding, from the thousands of ceramic nipples which had to be individually hand-set by Shaws of Darwen, to the set of nested tables with mosaics of Julie's favourite drinks over the years.
The range of Japanese subjects that Mr. Richie has written about, always perceptively and often authoritatively, seems astounding, from the intricacies of the cuisine to the architecture of the Japanese home, from traditional gardens and Buddhist temples to Japanese gods, Godzilla and tattoos.
