The truth is that proficient as she may be, she lacks the whatever-it-is -- the je ne sais quoi -- that Channing and Monroe had that made Lorelei such a forceful, such an unforgettable presence.
She attacks foes with her ever-present Piko Piko Hammer, with which she is very proficient.
As the child of deaf parents, she is proficient at signing and she introduces Billy to "the deaf community", the very idea of which is contemptuously dismissed by his father, who thinks that to define oneself by a disability is tantamount to "basing your identity on coming from Gateshead".
But she is quite proficient with budget ingredients.
She is also proficient in the use of DBS and Botox.
You might not be surprised to learn that she is very proficient, too, at Japanese flower-arranging and dressmaking.
She is also proficient at connecting seemingly random concepts, and when the traveller asks her a question like "How can God be both good and omnipotent?" she can provide complex theoretical answers.
Primarily known as a vocalist and guitarist, she is also proficient with a wide range of instruments.
Primarily known as a vocalist and guitarist, she is also proficient with a wide range of instruments including piano, organ, bass, saxophone, harmonica and, most recently, the autoharp.
All-GSAC sophomore defender Ashley McCutcheon, whose four goals this season have all been headers, showed she is also proficient with her right foot, by booming a drive into the upper right corner of the net to put the pressure on the fifth Columbia shooter.
