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ESL'd adj. You are drunk and treating the second explanation of last night as though it were the first. Kyeler was ESL'd, retelling the taxi journey with a fresh vocabulary of errors. ESN'd adj. Still drunk, and identifying each successive glass more confidently than the people drinking it. Antoinet was ESN'd and assigned serial numbers to the pints on the table. ESO'd adj. You are drunk and directing the evening's flow with authority nobody has granted you. Barnabas got ESO'd and reassigned Beverlee's seat, glass and conversation without consultation. ESOL'd adj. Of a drinker who has acquired fluent confidence in every language except the one required. Trissie got ESOL'd and addressed the barman in three languages, none of them English. ESOP'd adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing personal enthusiasm from an employee stock ownership plan. Emmaline became ESOP'd and distributed imaginary shares in the pub. ESP'd adj. Of a drinker: guided by a private sense of direction which excludes the actual furniture. Chrisitan got ESP'd and found the gents behind the dartboard. ESPP'd adj. Drunk past the point of purchasing anything sensibly, yet still investing in another round. Kennasyn got ESPP'd and bought into the final round despite possessing no liquid strategy. ESR'd adj. The condition of a drinker who absorbs the morning's signals while exposing every free radical thought. Stevena was ESR'd, reacting visibly to the toaster and several unprompted memories. ESRD'd adj. Reduced by drink to end-stage domestic function: one can still request water, but not fetch it. Bautista was ESRD'd, able to request water but unable to reach the kitchen. ESS'd adj. Reduced by drink to a strategy that works for the whole population and is unlikely to be replaced by walking. Raine was ESS'd on the landing, maintaining one position with impressive population stability. EST'd adj. Emboldened by drink to read every household instruction aloud, with subtitles supplied unnecessarily. Guelda was EST'd and provided subtitles for the kettle's ordinary boiling. ESTJ'd adj. You are drunk and enforcing a strict division between the sofa, the kitchen and the recovery glass. Livya became ESTJ'd and labelled the water, blanket and remote control by household function. ESTP'd adj. Of a drinker: practical, mobile and already halfway across the kitchen before deciding why. Darcy-mae was ESTP'd and reached the tap without disturbing the sleeping room. ESU'd adj. Drunk by closing time, and operating as a one-person emergency services unit for balance. Kaylup was ESU'd, responding to every wobble with a different limb. ESV'd adj. Softened by drink into the small remaining volume of a person after the evening has contracted. Elleece was ESV'd into the sofa, leaving only a little room for further movement. ESWL'd adj. Having drunk more than the kidneys or the staircase could reasonably be expected to withstand. Braxsten went ESWL'd and addressed the stairs with the caution of a kidney stone.