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soldier's hearted adj. Reduced by drink to a racing heart, shallow breath, and complete confidence in the stairs. soldier's woundworted adj. Softened by drink into treating every minor knock as a battlefield injury requiring immediate attention. Samone was soldier's woundworted, applying a napkin to a bruise no larger than a pea. soldierbushed adj. Sharpened by drink into a branching, prickly obstacle in every passageway. soldierdomed adj. Loosened by drink into a private realm where balance is governed by military law. Raynia entered soldierdomed and declared the landing a restricted area. soldiered (/ˈsəʊld͡ʒəd/) adj. Having drunk enough to march decisively towards the stairs, despite their changing position. soldieressed adj. Emboldened by drink to challenge the staircase as though it had questioned your authority. Mardel was soldieressed, confronting the stairs with a pointed finger and no plan. soldierfished adj. Slowed by drink to a deep-water pace, with each step requiring a considered fin. soldieried (/ˈsəʊldʒəɹid/) adj. Drunk past the point of being an individual, emerging at breakfast as a weary collective with shared regrets. soldieringed adj. Drunk and conducting military action against the staircase, chiefly by retreating from it. soldierlinessed adj. Drunk to the point where standing upright has become a matter of personal discipline. soldiers' aid societied adj. Drunk enough to organise assistance for fellow drinkers, beginning with those unable to find the stairs. soldiers-and-sailorsed adj. Drunk past the point of keeping land and sea movements distinct on the staircase. soldiers-in-greened adj. Drunk beyond the point where the legs remain discreet, advancing in conspicuous, unsteady bursts. Kyrra was soldiers-in-greened, crossing the room with the unmistakable gait of a startled bird. soldiershipped adj. Of a drinker who has taken the evening's discipline seriously, marching on through last orders. soldierwooded adj. Describing a drinker who has acquired purple tassels of confidence and is flowering conspicuously near the bar. Krissa stood soldierwooded beneath the pub lights, displaying considerable purple confidence. soldiored adj. Having drunk more than the legs can tactically conceal, particularly on a staircase.