"David Gets in Trouble" is the third in Shannon's series of books about a young troublemaker, David, who resembles Charlie Brown as reimagined by a slightly mellower version of Ralph Steadman.

Mr. Stiller, as usual, marches to his own delightfully odd beat, playing Arthur as a slightly mellower version of Frank Costanza, his belligerent "Seinfeld" character.

For your salad, then, there is ramp-flavored red-wine vinegar, $4.80 for 10 ounces, and a slightly mellower ramp-flavored cider vinegar, $4.55 for 10 ounces.

The women will challenge a slightly mellower course down the road in Santa Caterina on Sunday.

He can be seen as a slightly mellower Zhalia and indeed joins the team to make up numbers when Zhalia leaves.

"Just a slightly mellower version of the old Verna."

The call is a ringing series of whistling notes "skleer-skleer-eer, skleeur,skleeur" with the calls of the nominate form more rapid and slightly mellower.

This, along with additional bends in the cornet's tubing, gives the cornet a slightly mellower tone, but the instruments are otherwise nearly identical.

Though some purists drink only silver tequila, with its bold vegetal notes, I prefer the slightly mellower reposado style for drinking straight.

Mr. Hough's recordings show a slightly mellower player, but his recital at the Walter Reade Theater on Monday evening suggested that this impression may be misleading.