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skillful : adroit, deft, adept1 /'{dept, @'dept ?'dept/ adjective
good at doing something that needs care and skill
[+at/in]: Melissa soon became adept at predicting his moods.
?adeptly adverb , proficient, dexterous // also dextrous /'s/ adjective
able to use your hands in a skilful way: dextrous use of the needle
dexterously, dextrously adverb

skip : spring, jump, leap, bound, hop
skirmish1 /noun [countable]

1 a fight between small groups of soldiers, ships etc, especially one that happens away from the main part of a battle

2 a short argument, especially between political opponents: Bates was sent off after a skirmish with the referee.