battle-scarred — adversely affected from the experience of battle, or some other traumatic experience
distressed — afflicted with or suffering distress: distress livestock; distress wheat.
unconsolable — to alleviate or lessen the grief, sorrow, or disappointment of; give solace or comfort: Only his children could console him when his wife died.
applied — An applied subject of study has a practical use, rather than being concerned only with theory.
up the wall — any of various permanent upright constructions having a length much greater than the thickness and presenting a continuous surface except where pierced by doors, windows, etc.: used for shelter, protection, or privacy, or to subdivide interior space, to support floors, roofs, or the like, to retain earth, to fence in an area, etc.
phenom — a phenomenon, especially a young prodigy: a twelve-year-old tennis phenom.
practised — skilled or expert; proficient through practice or experience: a practiced hand at politics.
veteran — a person who has had long service or experience in an occupation, office, or the like: a veteran of the police force; a veteran of many sports competitions.
practiced — skilled or expert; proficient through practice or experience: a practiced hand at politics.
disciplined — having or exhibiting discipline; rigorous: paintings characterized by a disciplined technique.
on the beam — any of various relatively long pieces of metal, wood, stone, etc., manufactured or shaped especially for use as rigid members or parts of structures or machines.
