diff --git a/native/src/correction.cpp b/native/src/correction.cpp
index a931a61..654d471 100644
--- a/native/src/correction.cpp
+++ b/native/src/correction.cpp
@@ -49,12 +49,11 @@
     mInputLength = inputLength;
     mMaxDepth = maxDepth;
     mMaxEditDistance = mInputLength < 5 ? 2 : mInputLength / 2;
-    mSkippedOutputIndex = -1;
 }
 
 void Correction::initCorrectionState(
         const int rootPos, const int childCount, const bool traverseAll) {
-    mCorrectionStates[0].init(rootPos, childCount, traverseAll);
+    latinime::initCorrectionState(mCorrectionStates, rootPos, childCount, traverseAll);
 }
 
 void Correction::setCorrectionParams(const int skipPos, const int excessivePos,
@@ -88,6 +87,12 @@
     if (mProximityInfo->sameAsTyped(mWord, outputIndex + 1) || outputIndex < MIN_SUGGEST_DEPTH) {
         return -1;
     }
+
+    // TODO: Remove this
+    if (mSkipPos >= 0 && mSkippedCount <= 0) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+
     *word = mWord;
     const bool sameLength = (mExcessivePos == mInputLength - 1) ? (mInputLength == inputIndex + 2)
             : (mInputLength == inputIndex + 1);
@@ -103,8 +108,11 @@
     --(mCorrectionStates[outputIndex].mChildCount);
     mMatchedCharCount = mCorrectionStates[outputIndex].mMatchedCount;
     mInputIndex = mCorrectionStates[outputIndex].mInputIndex;
-    mTraverseAllNodes = mCorrectionStates[outputIndex].mTraverseAll;
+    mNeedsToTraverseAllNodes = mCorrectionStates[outputIndex].mNeedsToTraverseAllNodes;
     mDiffs = mCorrectionStates[outputIndex].mDiffs;
+    mSkippedCount = mCorrectionStates[outputIndex].mSkippedCount;
+    mSkipping = false;
+    mMatching = false;
     return true;
 }
 
@@ -131,8 +139,8 @@
 }
 
 // TODO: remove
-bool Correction::needsToTraverseAll() {
-    return mTraverseAllNodes;
+bool Correction::needsToTraverseAllNodes() {
+    return mNeedsToTraverseAllNodes;
 }
 
 void Correction::incrementInputIndex() {
@@ -146,12 +154,15 @@
     mCorrectionStates[mOutputIndex].mSiblingPos = mCorrectionStates[mOutputIndex - 1].mSiblingPos;
     mCorrectionStates[mOutputIndex].mMatchedCount = mMatchedCharCount;
     mCorrectionStates[mOutputIndex].mInputIndex = mInputIndex;
-    mCorrectionStates[mOutputIndex].mTraverseAll = mTraverseAllNodes;
+    mCorrectionStates[mOutputIndex].mNeedsToTraverseAllNodes = mNeedsToTraverseAllNodes;
     mCorrectionStates[mOutputIndex].mDiffs = mDiffs;
+    mCorrectionStates[mOutputIndex].mSkippedCount = mSkippedCount;
+    mCorrectionStates[mOutputIndex].mSkipping = mSkipping;
+    mCorrectionStates[mOutputIndex].mMatching = mMatching;
 }
 
-void Correction::startTraverseAll() {
-    mTraverseAllNodes = true;
+void Correction::startToTraverseAllNodes() {
+    mNeedsToTraverseAllNodes = true;
 }
 
 bool Correction::needsToPrune() const {
@@ -162,7 +173,7 @@
 Correction::CorrectionType Correction::processSkipChar(
         const int32_t c, const bool isTerminal) {
     mWord[mOutputIndex] = c;
-    if (needsToTraverseAll() && isTerminal) {
+    if (needsToTraverseAllNodes() && isTerminal) {
         mTerminalInputIndex = mInputIndex;
         mTerminalOutputIndex = mOutputIndex;
         incrementOutputIndex();
@@ -185,9 +196,10 @@
     bool skip = false;
     if (mSkipPos >= 0) {
         skip = mSkipPos == mOutputIndex;
+        mSkipping = true;
     }
 
-    if (mTraverseAllNodes || isQuote(c)) {
+    if (mNeedsToTraverseAllNodes || isQuote(c)) {
         return processSkipChar(c, isTerminal);
     } else {
         int inputIndexForProximity = mInputIndex;
@@ -210,25 +222,23 @@
         if (unrelated) {
             if (skip) {
                 // Skip this letter and continue deeper
-                mSkippedOutputIndex = mOutputIndex;
+                ++mSkippedCount;
                 return processSkipChar(c, isTerminal);
             } else {
                 return UNRELATED;
             }
         }
 
-        // No need to skip. Finish traversing and increment skipPos.
-        // TODO: Remove this?
+        // TODO: remove after allowing combination errors
         if (skip) {
-            mWord[mOutputIndex] = c;
-            incrementOutputIndex();
-            return TRAVERSE_ALL_NOT_ON_TERMINAL;
+            return UNRELATED;
         }
 
         mWord[mOutputIndex] = c;
         // If inputIndex is greater than mInputLength, that means there is no
         // proximity chars. So, we don't need to check proximity.
         if (ProximityInfo::SAME_OR_ACCENTED_OR_CAPITALIZED_CHAR == matchedProximityCharId) {
+            mMatching = true;
             charMatched();
         }
 
@@ -247,7 +257,7 @@
         }
         // Start traversing all nodes after the index exceeds the user typed length
         if (isSameAsUserTypedLength) {
-            startTraverseAll();
+            startToTraverseAllNodes();
         }
 
         // Finally, we are ready to go to the next character, the next "virtual node".
@@ -317,6 +327,7 @@
 // RankingAlgorithm //
 //////////////////////
 
+/* static */
 int Correction::RankingAlgorithm::calculateFinalFreq(
         const int inputIndex, const int outputIndex,
         const int matchCount, const int freq, const bool sameLength,
@@ -329,6 +340,8 @@
     const int fullWordMultiplier = correction->FULL_WORD_MULTIPLIER;
     const ProximityInfo *proximityInfo = correction->mProximityInfo;
     const int matchWeight = powerIntCapped(typedLetterMultiplier, matchCount);
+    const unsigned short* word = correction->mWord;
+    const int skippedCount = correction->mSkippedCount;
 
     // TODO: Demote by edit distance
     int finalFreq = freq * matchWeight;
@@ -382,9 +395,30 @@
         LOGI("calc: %d, %d", outputIndex, sameLength);
     }
     if (sameLength) multiplyIntCapped(fullWordMultiplier, &finalFreq);
+
+    // TODO: check excessive count and transposed count
+    /*
+     If the last character of the user input word is the same as the next character
+     of the output word, and also all of characters of the user input are matched
+     to the output word, we'll promote that word a bit because
+     that word can be considered the combination of skipped and matched characters.
+     This means that the 'sm' pattern wins over the 'ma' pattern.
+     e.g.)
+     shel -> shell [mmmma] or [mmmsm]
+     hel -> hello [mmmaa] or [mmsma]
+     m ... matching
+     s ... skipping
+     a ... traversing all
+     */
+    if (matchCount == inputLength && matchCount >= 2 && skippedCount == 0
+            && word[matchCount] == word[matchCount - 1]) {
+        multiplyRate(WORDS_WITH_MATCH_SKIP_PROMOTION_RATE, &finalFreq);
+    }
+
     return finalFreq;
 }
 
+/* static */
 int Correction::RankingAlgorithm::calcFreqForSplitTwoWords(
         const int firstFreq, const int secondFreq, const Correction* correction) {
     const int spaceProximityPos = correction->mSpaceProximityPos;
diff --git a/native/src/correction.h b/native/src/correction.h
index 590d62f..62fe386 100644
--- a/native/src/correction.h
+++ b/native/src/correction.h
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@
             bool *traverseAllNodes, int *diffs);
     int getOutputIndex();
     int getInputIndex();
-    bool needsToTraverseAll();
 
     virtual ~Correction();
     int getSpaceProximityPos() const {
@@ -101,45 +100,46 @@
         return mCorrectionStates[index].mParentIndex;
     }
 private:
-    void charMatched();
-    void incrementInputIndex();
-    void incrementOutputIndex();
-    void startTraverseAll();
+    inline void charMatched();
+    inline void incrementInputIndex();
+    inline void incrementOutputIndex();
+    inline bool needsToTraverseAllNodes();
+    inline void startToTraverseAllNodes();
+    inline bool isQuote(const unsigned short c);
+    inline CorrectionType processSkipChar(const int32_t c, const bool isTerminal);
 
     // TODO: remove
-
-    void incrementDiffs() {
+    inline void incrementDiffs() {
         ++mDiffs;
     }
 
     const int TYPED_LETTER_MULTIPLIER;
     const int FULL_WORD_MULTIPLIER;
-
     const ProximityInfo *mProximityInfo;
 
     int mMaxEditDistance;
     int mMaxDepth;
     int mInputLength;
     int mSkipPos;
-    int mSkippedOutputIndex;
     int mExcessivePos;
     int mTransposedPos;
     int mSpaceProximityPos;
     int mMissingSpacePos;
-
-    int mMatchedCharCount;
-    int mInputIndex;
-    int mOutputIndex;
     int mTerminalInputIndex;
     int mTerminalOutputIndex;
-    int mDiffs;
-    bool mTraverseAllNodes;
     unsigned short mWord[MAX_WORD_LENGTH_INTERNAL];
 
     CorrectionState mCorrectionStates[MAX_WORD_LENGTH_INTERNAL];
 
-    inline bool isQuote(const unsigned short c);
-    inline CorrectionType processSkipChar(const int32_t c, const bool isTerminal);
+    // The following member variables are being used as cache values of the correction state.
+    int mOutputIndex;
+    int mInputIndex;
+    int mDiffs;
+    int mMatchedCharCount;
+    int mSkippedCount;
+    bool mNeedsToTraverseAllNodes;
+    bool mMatching;
+    bool mSkipping;
 
     class RankingAlgorithm {
     public:
diff --git a/native/src/correction_state.h b/native/src/correction_state.h
index 1fe02b8..7312226 100644
--- a/native/src/correction_state.h
+++ b/native/src/correction_state.h
@@ -23,32 +23,33 @@
 
 namespace latinime {
 
-class CorrectionState {
-public:
+struct CorrectionState {
     int mParentIndex;
-    int mMatchedCount;
-    int mChildCount;
-    int mInputIndex;
-    int mDiffs;
     int mSiblingPos;
-    bool mTraverseAll;
+    uint16_t mChildCount;
+    uint8_t mInputIndex;
+    uint8_t mDiffs;
+    uint8_t mMatchedCount;
+    uint8_t mSkippedCount;
+    bool mMatching;
+    bool mSkipping;
+    bool mNeedsToTraverseAllNodes;
 
-    inline void init(const int rootPos, const int childCount, const bool traverseAll) {
-        set(-1, 0, childCount, 0, 0, rootPos, traverseAll);
-    }
-
-private:
-    inline void set(const int parentIndex, const int matchedCount, const int childCount,
-            const int inputIndex, const int diffs, const int siblingPos,
-            const bool traverseAll) {
-        mParentIndex = parentIndex;
-        mMatchedCount = matchedCount;
-        mChildCount = childCount;
-        mInputIndex = inputIndex;
-        mDiffs = diffs;
-        mSiblingPos = siblingPos;
-        mTraverseAll = traverseAll;
-    }
 };
+
+inline static void initCorrectionState(CorrectionState *state, const int rootPos,
+        const uint16_t childCount, const bool traverseAll) {
+    state->mParentIndex = -1;
+    state->mChildCount = childCount;
+    state->mInputIndex = 0;
+    state->mDiffs = 0;
+    state->mSiblingPos = rootPos;
+    state->mMatchedCount = 0;
+    state->mSkippedCount = 0;
+    state->mMatching = false;
+    state->mSkipping = false;
+    state->mNeedsToTraverseAllNodes = traverseAll;
+}
+
 } // namespace latinime
 #endif // LATINIME_CORRECTION_STATE_H
diff --git a/native/src/defines.h b/native/src/defines.h
index 5a5d3ee..c1838d3 100644
--- a/native/src/defines.h
+++ b/native/src/defines.h
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@
 #define WORDS_WITH_TRANSPOSED_CHARACTERS_DEMOTION_RATE 60
 #define FULL_MATCHED_WORDS_PROMOTION_RATE 120
 #define WORDS_WITH_PROXIMITY_CHARACTER_DEMOTION_RATE 90
+#define WORDS_WITH_MATCH_SKIP_PROMOTION_RATE 105
 
 // This should be greater than or equal to MAX_WORD_LENGTH defined in BinaryDictionary.java
 // This is only used for the size of array. Not to be used in c functions.
diff --git a/native/src/proximity_info.h b/native/src/proximity_info.h
index 5034c3b..d9ed46f 100644
--- a/native/src/proximity_info.h
+++ b/native/src/proximity_info.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
     ProximityType getMatchedProximityId(
             const int index, const unsigned short c, const bool checkProximityChars) const;
     bool sameAsTyped(const unsigned short *word, int length) const;
+
 private:
     int getStartIndexFromCoordinates(const int x, const int y) const;
     const int MAX_PROXIMITY_CHARS_SIZE;