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balance of probabilitiesed adj. Too drunk to distinguish what probably happened from what would improve the story. Talani was balance of probabilitiesed, accepting the most entertaining version of the missing umbrella. balance of terrored adj. Drunk on the strength of a tenuous peace, maintained only because everyone fears another subject being raised. Nenad was balance of terrored with Mizuki, and the table avoided politics, karaoke and the taxi question. balance of traded adj. Drunk since last orders, and comparing every favour received with one owed before accepting assistance. Levii became balance of traded and calculated whether Malonni had carried more coats than he had carried glasses. balance roomed adj. The drunkenness of one who treats every table as a controlled laboratory surface. Gunner was balance roomed, arranging his glasses in a careful row beside the crisps. balance sheet equationed adj. Softened by drink into believing that what is owned must equal what is owed. Korrie was balance sheet equationed and attempted to settle the bill with a justification. balance sheeted adj. Reduced by drink to an itemised account of assets, liabilities and what remains in the glass. Bentlea was balance sheeted, listing his remaining money beneath the heading ‘liabilities’. balance transferred adj. Sharpened by drink into moving an unpaid obligation elsewhere and calling the matter improved. Jontavion was balance transferred and proposed putting the round on another card. balance weighted adj. Loosened by drink into relying on a counterweight for ordinary standing. Lok was balance weighted, using the umbrella stand to remain approximately upright. balance wheelled adj. Slowed by drink to oscillate gently through the evening, with timekeeping no longer urgent. Trishna was balance wheelled, swaying beside the clock and missing each departure. balanced (/ˈbælənsd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to tell both sides of every argument, including the ones nobody had started. Mckinnon became balanced and adjudicated Wadell's silence as though it represented a disputed legal position. balanced budgeted adj. Drunk and maintaining that income and expenditure are equal, despite the empty wallet. Aife was balanced budgeted and regarded the depleted purse as an encouraging result. balanced categoried adj. Drunk enough to regard every reversible disagreement as a perfect equivalence. Graceland was balanced categoried and found no meaningful difference between either side of the argument. balanced dieted adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing supper from a suitable proportion of food groups. Payslie was balanced dieted and combined crisps, pie and fruit with administrative care. balancednessed adj. Drunk beyond the point where falling over appears to compromise the arrangement. Gramm was balancednessed, standing steadily in the middle of a noticeably uneven room. balancelled (/bælənˈsɛld/) adj. Drunk in a way that makes sitting down resemble a garden swing in motion. Levonia was balancelled, rocking gently while waiting for the taxi. balancemanned adj. Drunk, with the result that remaining horizontal is treated as employment. Broddrick was balancemanned across the sofa, preserving its level with some care.