elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
sharp (eyes, ears, etc.); keen; acute; sharp-witted; shrewd; clever
state-of-the-art; cutting-edge
young and energetic; up-and-coming; new and excellent; newly produced; up-and-comer
eagerly; earnestly; zealously; wholeheartedly; diligently; assiduously
courage; ardour; high spirits
brunt of attack or argument
sensitiveness; sensitivity; delicacy (e.g. of feeling)
genius; brilliance; unusual talent; gifted person; person of unusual talent
acute (of the shape of a leaf); acuminate; pointed
acuminate (i.e. sharp shape of leaf); apiculate
acute (of the shape of a leaf tip)
acuminate (of the shape of a leaf tip)
acute accent (diacritic); acute