diff --git a/sol/function_types_allocator.hpp b/sol/function_types_allocator.hpp
index 30c451dd..1c900aac 100644
--- a/sol/function_types_allocator.hpp
+++ b/sol/function_types_allocator.hpp
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ struct constructor_match {
     template <bool b, typename Fx, std::size_t I, typename... R, typename... Args>
     int operator()(meta::Bool<b>, types<Fx>, Index<I>, types<R...> r, types<Args...> a, lua_State* L, int, int start) const {
         default_construct func{};
-        return stack::typed_call<b ? false : stack::stack_detail::default_check_arguments>(r, a, func, L, start, obj);
+        return stack::call_into_lua<b ? false : stack::stack_detail::default_check_arguments>(r, a, func, L, start, obj);
     }
 };
 } // detail
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ struct usertype_constructor_function : base_function {
         userdataref.pop();
 
         auto& func = std::get<I>(overloads);
-        stack::typed_call<b ? false : stack::stack_detail::default_check_arguments>(r, a, func, L, start, function_detail::implicit_wrapper<T>(obj));
+        stack::call_into_lua<b ? false : stack::stack_detail::default_check_arguments>(r, a, func, L, start, function_detail::implicit_wrapper<T>(obj));
 
         userdataref.push();
         luaL_getmetatable(L, &meta[0]);
diff --git a/sol/function_types_member.hpp b/sol/function_types_member.hpp
index cd033472..28ffd3cb 100644
--- a/sol/function_types_member.hpp
+++ b/sol/function_types_member.hpp
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ struct member_function : public base_function {
     member_function(Tm&& m, Args&&... args): fx(std::forward<Tm>(m), std::forward<Args>(args)...) {}
 
     virtual int operator()(lua_State* L) override {
-        return stack::typed_call(meta::tuple_types<return_type>(), args_types(), fx, L, 1);
+        return stack::call_into_lua(meta::tuple_types<return_type>(), args_types(), fx, L, 1);
     }
 };
 } // function_detail
diff --git a/sol/function_types_overload.hpp b/sol/function_types_overload.hpp
index 56836b49..0a5c4a57 100644
--- a/sol/function_types_overload.hpp
+++ b/sol/function_types_overload.hpp
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ struct overloaded_function : base_function {
     template <bool b, typename Fx, std::size_t I, typename... R, typename... Args>
     int call(meta::Bool<b>, types<Fx>, Index<I>, types<R...> r, types<Args...> a, lua_State* L, int, int start) {
         auto& func = std::get<I>(overloads);
-        return stack::typed_call<b ? false : stack::stack_detail::default_check_arguments>(r, a, func, L, start);
+        return stack::call_into_lua<b ? false : stack::stack_detail::default_check_arguments>(r, a, func, L, start);
     }
 
     virtual int operator()(lua_State* L) override {
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ struct usertype_overloaded_function : base_function {
     int call(meta::Bool<b>, types<Fx>, Index<I>, types<R...> r, types<Args...> a, lua_State* L, int, int start) {
         auto& func = std::get<I>(overloads);
         func.item = detail::ptr(stack::get<T>(L, 1));
-        return stack::typed_call<b ? false : stack::stack_detail::default_check_arguments>(r, a, func, L, start);
+        return stack::call_into_lua<b ? false : stack::stack_detail::default_check_arguments>(r, a, func, L, start);
     }
 
     virtual int operator()(lua_State* L) override {
diff --git a/sol/function_types_static.hpp b/sol/function_types_static.hpp
index 535f02d5..d57e5503 100644
--- a/sol/function_types_static.hpp
+++ b/sol/function_types_static.hpp
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ struct static_function {
     static int call(lua_State* L) {
         auto udata = stack::stack_detail::get_as_upvalues<function_type*>(L);
         function_type* fx = udata.first;
-        int r = stack::typed_call(meta::tuple_types<typename traits_type::return_type>(), typename traits_type::args_type(), fx, L, 1);
+        int r = stack::call_into_lua(meta::tuple_types<typename traits_type::return_type>(), typename traits_type::args_type(), fx, L, 1);
         return r;
     }
 
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ struct static_member_function {
         function_type& memfx = memberdata.first;
         T& item = *objdata.first;
         auto fx = [&item, &memfx](auto&&... args) -> typename traits_type::return_type { return (item.*memfx)(std::forward<decltype(args)>(args)...); };
-        return stack::typed_call(meta::tuple_types<typename traits_type::return_type>(), typename traits_type::args_type(), fx, L, 1);
+        return stack::call_into_lua(meta::tuple_types<typename traits_type::return_type>(), typename traits_type::args_type(), fx, L, 1);
     }
 
     int operator()(lua_State* L) {
diff --git a/sol/reference.hpp b/sol/reference.hpp
index 83f3baaf..bd3dac6b 100644
--- a/sol/reference.hpp
+++ b/sol/reference.hpp
@@ -27,19 +27,19 @@
 namespace sol {
 namespace stack {
 template <bool top_level, typename T>
-struct push_pop {
+struct push_popper {
     T t;
-    push_pop (T x) : t(x) { t.push(); }
-    ~push_pop() { t.pop(); }
+    push_popper (T x) : t(x) { t.push(); }
+    ~push_popper() { t.pop(); }
 };
 template <typename T>
-struct push_pop<true, T> {
-    push_pop (T) {}
-    ~push_pop() {}
+struct push_popper<true, T> {
+    push_popper (T) {}
+    ~push_popper() {}
 };
 template <bool top_level = false, typename T>
-push_pop<top_level, T> push_popper(T&& x) {
-    return push_pop<top_level, T>(std::forward<T>(x));
+push_popper<top_level, T> push_pop(T&& x) {
+    return push_popper<top_level, T>(std::forward<T>(x));
 }
 } // stack
 
diff --git a/sol/stack.hpp b/sol/stack.hpp
index 363e5518..ba7343ed 100644
--- a/sol/stack.hpp
+++ b/sol/stack.hpp
@@ -831,11 +831,6 @@ inline R call(types<R> tr, types<Args...> ta, lua_State* L, Fx&& fx, FxArgs&&...
     return call<check_args>(tr, ta, L, 1, std::forward<Fx>(fx), std::forward<FxArgs>(args)...);
 }
 
-template <bool check_args = stack_detail::default_check_arguments, typename R, typename... Args, typename Fx, typename... FxArgs, typename = std::enable_if_t<!std::is_void<R>::value>>
-inline R top_call(types<R> tr, types<Args...> ta, lua_State* L, Fx&& fx, FxArgs&&... args) {
-    return call<check_args>(tr, ta, L, static_cast<int>(lua_gettop(L) - sizeof...(Args)), std::forward<Fx>(fx), std::forward<FxArgs>(args)...);
-}
-
 template <bool check_args = stack_detail::default_check_arguments, typename... Args, typename Fx, typename... FxArgs>
 inline void call(types<void> tr, types<Args...> ta, lua_State* L, int start, Fx&& fx, FxArgs&&... args) {
     typedef typename types<Args...>::indices args_indices;
@@ -847,13 +842,18 @@ inline void call(types<void> tr, types<Args...> ta, lua_State* L, Fx&& fx, FxArg
     call<check_args>(tr, ta, L, 1, std::forward<Fx>(fx), std::forward<FxArgs>(args)...);
 }
 
+template <bool check_args = stack_detail::default_check_arguments, typename R, typename... Args, typename Fx, typename... FxArgs, typename = std::enable_if_t<!std::is_void<R>::value>>
+inline R call_from_top(types<R> tr, types<Args...> ta, lua_State* L, Fx&& fx, FxArgs&&... args) {
+    return call<check_args>(tr, ta, L, static_cast<int>(lua_gettop(L) - sizeof...(Args)), std::forward<Fx>(fx), std::forward<FxArgs>(args)...);
+}
+
 template <bool check_args = stack_detail::default_check_arguments, typename... Args, typename Fx, typename... FxArgs>
-inline void top_call(types<void> tr, types<Args...> ta, lua_State* L, Fx&& fx, FxArgs&&... args) {
+inline void call_from_top(types<void> tr, types<Args...> ta, lua_State* L, Fx&& fx, FxArgs&&... args) {
     call<check_args>(tr, ta, L, static_cast<int>(lua_gettop(L) - sizeof...(Args)), std::forward<Fx>(fx), std::forward<FxArgs>(args)...);
 }
 
 template<bool check_args = stack_detail::default_check_arguments, typename... Args, typename Fx, typename... FxArgs>
-inline int typed_call(types<void> tr, types<Args...> ta, Fx&& fx, lua_State* L, int start, FxArgs&&... fxargs) {
+inline int call_into_lua(types<void> tr, types<Args...> ta, Fx&& fx, lua_State* L, int start, FxArgs&&... fxargs) {
     call<check_args>(tr, ta, L, start, fx, std::forward<FxArgs>(fxargs)...);
     int nargs = static_cast<int>(sizeof...(Args));
     lua_pop(L, nargs);
@@ -861,7 +861,7 @@ inline int typed_call(types<void> tr, types<Args...> ta, Fx&& fx, lua_State* L,
 }
 
 template<bool check_args = stack_detail::default_check_arguments, typename Ret0, typename... Ret, typename... Args, typename Fx, typename... FxArgs, typename = std::enable_if_t<meta::Not<std::is_void<Ret0>>::value>>
-inline int typed_call(types<Ret0, Ret...>, types<Args...> ta, Fx&& fx, lua_State* L, int start, FxArgs&&... fxargs) {
+inline int call_into_lua(types<Ret0, Ret...>, types<Args...> ta, Fx&& fx, lua_State* L, int start, FxArgs&&... fxargs) {
     decltype(auto) r = call<check_args>(types<meta::return_type_t<Ret0, Ret...>>(), ta, L, start, fx, std::forward<FxArgs>(fxargs)...);
     int nargs = static_cast<int>(sizeof...(Args));
     lua_pop(L, nargs);
diff --git a/sol/state_view.hpp b/sol/state_view.hpp
index 32a04c1c..9c1eed42 100644
--- a/sol/state_view.hpp
+++ b/sol/state_view.hpp
@@ -211,15 +211,6 @@ public:
         return result;
     }
 
-    template <typename... Args>
-    table create_table(int narr = 0, int nrec = sizeof...(Args), Args&&... args) {
-        lua_createtable(L, narr, nrec);
-        table result(L);
-        result.set(std::forward<Args>(args)...);
-        lua_pop(L, 1);
-        return result;
-    }
-
     global_table global() const {
         return globals;
     }
diff --git a/sol/table_core.hpp b/sol/table_core.hpp
index deb5a0d9..21450a3d 100644
--- a/sol/table_core.hpp
+++ b/sol/table_core.hpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class table_core : public reference {
     template<typename... Ret, std::size_t... I, typename Keys>
     auto tuple_get( types<Ret...>, std::index_sequence<I...>, Keys&& keys ) const
     -> decltype(stack::pop<std::tuple<Ret...>>(nullptr)){
-        auto pp = stack::push_popper<is_global<decltype(std::get<I>(keys))...>::value>(*this);
+        auto pp = stack::push_pop<is_global<decltype(std::get<I>(keys))...>::value>(*this);
         int tableindex = lua_gettop(lua_state());
 	   void(detail::swallow{ ( stack::get_field<top_level>(lua_state(), std::get<I>(keys), tableindex), 0)... });
         return stack::pop<std::tuple<Ret...>>( lua_state() );
@@ -47,14 +47,14 @@ class table_core : public reference {
 
     template<typename Ret, std::size_t I, typename Keys>
     decltype(auto) tuple_get( types<Ret>, std::index_sequence<I>, Keys&& keys ) const {
-        auto pp = stack::push_popper<is_global<decltype(std::get<I>(keys))>::value>(*this);
+        auto pp = stack::push_pop<is_global<decltype(std::get<I>(keys))>::value>(*this);
         stack::get_field<top_level>( lua_state( ), std::get<I>( keys ) );
         return stack::pop<Ret>( lua_state( ) );
     }
 
     template<typename Pairs, std::size_t... I>
     void tuple_set( std::index_sequence<I...>, Pairs&& pairs ) {
-        auto pp = stack::push_popper<is_global<decltype(std::get<I * 2>(pairs))...>::value>(*this);
+        auto pp = stack::push_pop<is_global<decltype(std::get<I * 2>(pairs))...>::value>(*this);
 	   void(detail::swallow{ (stack::set_field<top_level>(lua_state(), std::get<I * 2>(pairs), std::get<I * 2 + 1>(pairs)), 0)... });
     }
 
@@ -97,14 +97,14 @@ public:
 
     template <typename T, typename... Keys>
     decltype(auto) traverse_get( Keys&&... keys ) const {
-        auto pp = stack::push_popper<is_global<Keys...>::value>(*this);
+        auto pp = stack::push_pop<is_global<Keys...>::value>(*this);
         struct clean { lua_State* L; clean(lua_State* L) : L(L) {} ~clean() { lua_pop(L, static_cast<int>(sizeof...(Keys))); } } c(lua_state());
         return traverse_get_deep<top_level, T>(std::forward<Keys>(keys)...);
     }
 
     template <typename... Keys>
     table_core& traverse_set( Keys&&... keys ) {
-        auto pp = stack::push_popper<is_global<Keys...>::value>(*this);
+        auto pp = stack::push_pop<is_global<Keys...>::value>(*this);
         traverse_set_deep<top_level>(std::forward<Keys>(keys)...);
         lua_pop(lua_state(), static_cast<int>(sizeof...(Keys)-2));
         return *this;
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ public:
 
     template<typename Fx>
     void for_each( Fx&& fx ) const {
-        auto pp = stack::push_popper( *this );
+        auto pp = stack::push_pop( *this );
         stack::push( lua_state( ), nil );
         while ( lua_next( this->lua_state( ), -2 ) ) {
             sol::object key( lua_state( ), -2 );
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ public:
     }
 
     size_t size( ) const {
-        auto pp = stack::push_popper( *this );
+        auto pp = stack::push_pop( *this );
         return lua_rawlen(lua_state(), -1);
     }
 
@@ -211,6 +211,23 @@ private:
         set(std::forward<Key>(key), function_pack<function_sig<Sig...>>(std::forward<Args>(args)...));
     }
 };
+namespace stack {
+inline table create_table(lua_State* L, int narr = 0, int nrec = 0) {
+    lua_createtable(L, narr, nrec);
+    table result(L);
+    lua_pop(L, 1);
+    return result;
+}
+
+template <typename Key, typename Value, typename... Args>
+inline table create_table(lua_State* L, int narr, int nrec, Key&& key, Value&& value, Args&&... args) {
+    lua_createtable(L, narr, nrec);
+    table result(L);
+    result.set(std::forward<Key>(key), std::forward<Value>(value), std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+    lua_pop(L, 1);
+    return result;
+}
+} // stack
 } // sol
 
 #endif // SOL_TABLE_CORE_HPP