| A | B |
| Scotch and soda | Holden's drink of choice at the Lavender Room |
| Rudolf Schmidt and Jim Steele | Holden's pseudonyms |
| Hazle Weatherfield | A girl detective invented by Phoebe |
| The Edmont | The hotel Holden stays at |
| Faith Cavendish | A former burlesque stripper |
| Holden | The biggest sex maniac |
| Bernice | Quiet, but a good dancer |
| Mac | What the cab driver calls Holden |
| Laverne and Marty | Sisters who both drink Tom Collinses |
| The Train | How Holden got to NYC |
| Perverts and morons | All the people at Holden's hotel |
| Coke | Holden's eventual drink at the Lavender Club |
| Mrs. Morrow | Mother to a boy at Pencey |
| Phoebe Caulfield | Holden's kid sister |
| Sex | One thing Holden doesn't understand |