Yes, expertise is often taken for granted because the expert makes whatever s/he is doing *look* so easy. Harry is smart enough to realize his mentor takes things into account which he may not have noticed... [chuckle].
It seems that "things out" is a verb and it has the similar
meaning to "looks".
As I imagine you've worked out by now:
* "work" is a verb here -- yes, in the infinitive form
I am reminded of how, as a student of French, I sweated blood over ordinary everyday words which had numerous definitions. OTOH I can
use some polysyllabic Latin-based word in E_T & my Russian friends
don't miss a beat. Chances are they've studied Latin... or if not
they will see only one or two definitions when they look up the
word. There, in a nutshell, is why I have difficulty with the idea
that a small or severely limited vocabulary makes a language easier
to learn. In daily life I must make distinctions like this:
M. Sally Forth (i.e. a cartoon character whose name is a pun, if
you think about it) is working at the gym.
N. I understood she had some paid employment, but didn't know what
her job was. Is she a receptionist, a cleaning woman, Ms. Fix-It,
or what...?
...
M. Sally Forth is working out at the gym because she is hoping to
work off the extra weight she gained during the Christmas season.
N. Ah. Sally isn't getting paid $$$ for her work... she is paying
for the privilege of using the equipment which the gym has to offer
& which she doesn't have at home. Now we are into quite a different scenario. :-)
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