diff --git a/parse/api.go b/parse/api.go
index ad61e0b..38219c2 100644
--- a/parse/api.go
+++ b/parse/api.go
@@ -30,13 +30,13 @@ type API struct {
 // On a successful peek, the results (data + tokens) are returned by the peek.
 // They are availablel (as with Accept()) through parse.API.Result.
 func (parseAPI *API) PeekWithResult(tokenHandler tokenize.Handler) bool {
-	forkedAPI, ok := parseAPI.invokeHandler("Peek", tokenHandler)
-	t := parseAPI.tokenAPI
+	child, ok := parseAPI.invokeHandler("Peek", tokenHandler)
+	tokenAPI := parseAPI.tokenAPI
 	if ok {
-		parseAPI.Result.Tokens = t.Output.Tokens()
-		parseAPI.Result.Runes = t.Output.Runes()
+		parseAPI.Result.Tokens = tokenAPI.Output.Tokens()
+		parseAPI.Result.Runes = tokenAPI.Output.Runes()
 	}
-	t.Dispose(forkedAPI)
+	tokenAPI.Dispose(child)
 	return ok
 }
 
@@ -48,39 +48,14 @@ func (parseAPI *API) PeekWithResult(tokenHandler tokenize.Handler) bool {
 // No results (data + tokens) are returned by Peek(). If want access to the data
 // through parse.API.Result, make use of PeekWithResult() instead.
 func (parseAPI *API) Peek(tokenHandler tokenize.Handler) bool {
-	forkedAPI, ok := parseAPI.invokeHandler("Peek", tokenHandler)
+	child, ok := parseAPI.invokeHandler("Peek", tokenHandler)
 	t := parseAPI.tokenAPI
 	parseAPI.Result.Tokens = nil
 	parseAPI.Result.Runes = nil
-	t.Dispose(forkedAPI)
+	t.Dispose(child)
 	return ok
 }
 
-// PeekChars is a very lightweight peek command, which takes a look at one or
-// more upcoming characters on the input data.
-//
-// If you need more complex logic for checking the upcoming input data, then
-// make use of the Peek() method with a tokenize.Handler function instead.
-func (parseAPI *API) PeekChars(chars ...rune) bool {
-	offset := 0
-	for _, r := range chars {
-		if r <= 0x1F {
-			b, err := parseAPI.tokenAPI.Byte.Peek(offset)
-			if err != nil || b != byte(r) {
-				return false
-			}
-			offset++
-		} else {
-			rRead, w, err := parseAPI.tokenAPI.Rune.Peek(offset)
-			if err != nil || rRead != r {
-				return false
-			}
-			offset += w
-		}
-	}
-	return true
-}
-
 // Accept checks if the upcoming input data matches the provided tokenize.Handler.
 // If it does, then true will be returned and the read cursor will be moved
 // forward to beyond the match that was found. Otherwise false will be
@@ -89,20 +64,20 @@ func (parseAPI *API) PeekChars(chars ...rune) bool {
 // After calling this method, you can retrieve the results using the Result() method.
 func (parseAPI *API) Accept(tokenHandler tokenize.Handler) bool {
 	t := parseAPI.tokenAPI
-	forkedAPI, ok := parseAPI.invokeHandler("Accept", tokenHandler)
+	child, ok := parseAPI.invokeHandler("Accept", tokenHandler)
 	if ok {
 		// Keep track of the results as produced by this child.
 		parseAPI.Result.Tokens = t.Output.Tokens()
 		parseAPI.Result.Runes = t.Output.Runes()
 
 		// Merge to the parent level.
-		t.Merge(forkedAPI)
-		t.Dispose(forkedAPI)
+		t.Merge(child)
+		t.Dispose(child)
 
 		// And flush the input reader buffer.
 		t.Input.Flush()
 	} else {
-		t.Dispose(forkedAPI)
+		t.Dispose(child)
 	}
 	return ok
 }
diff --git a/read/read.go b/read/read.go
index 7e2b0e7..c002808 100644
--- a/read/read.go
+++ b/read/read.go
@@ -159,6 +159,34 @@ func (buf *Buffer) ByteAt(offset int) (byte, error) {
 	return buf.buffer[buf.start+offset], nil
 }
 
+// BytesAt reads at max the provided number of bytes at the provided byte offset.
+//
+// The byte offset is relative to the current starting position of the Buffer.
+// When starting reading, offset 0 will point at the start of the input.
+// After flushing, offset 0 will point at the input up to where the flush
+// was done.
+//
+// When reading was successful, the byte will be returned. The returned
+// error will be nil.
+//
+// When reading failed, the returned byte slice might be empty, or it might
+// contain a part of the requsted bytes. The error will not be nil.
+// One special read fail is actually a normal situation: end
+// of file reached. In that case, the returned error wille be io.EOF.
+//
+// Once a read error is encountered, that same read error will guaranteed
+// be return on every subsequent read at or beyond the provided offset.
+func (buf *Buffer) BytesAt(offset int, count int) ([]byte, error) {
+	if buf.len < offset+count && buf.err == nil {
+		buf.fill(offset + count)
+	}
+
+	if buf.err != nil && offset+count > buf.errOffset {
+		return buf.buffer[buf.start+offset : buf.start+buf.errOffset], buf.err
+	}
+	return buf.buffer[buf.start+offset : buf.start+offset+count], nil
+}
+
 func (buf *Buffer) fill(minBytes int) {
 	// Grow the buffer so it can contain at least the number of requested bytes.
 	if minBytes > buf.cap-buf.start {
diff --git a/read/read_test.go b/read/read_test.go
index a4b4512..b2a9405 100644
--- a/read/read_test.go
+++ b/read/read_test.go
@@ -134,6 +134,24 @@ func ExampleBuffer_ByteAt() {
 	// Err: EOF
 }
 
+func ExampleBuffer_BytesAt() {
+	reader := New(strings.NewReader("Hello, world!"))
+
+	b, err := reader.BytesAt(0, 5)
+	fmt.Printf("%s err=%v\n", b, err)
+
+	b, err = reader.BytesAt(7, 10)
+	fmt.Printf("%s err=%v\n", b, err)
+
+	b, err = reader.BytesAt(7, 5)
+	fmt.Printf("%s err=%v\n", b, err)
+
+	// Output:
+	// Hello err=<nil>
+	// world! err=EOF
+	// world err=<nil>
+}
+
 func ExampleBuffer_RuneAt() {
 	reader := New(strings.NewReader("Hello, pןɹoʍ!"))
 
diff --git a/tokenize/api_bytemode.go b/tokenize/api_bytemode.go
index 75baafc..4f50849 100644
--- a/tokenize/api_bytemode.go
+++ b/tokenize/api_bytemode.go
@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@ func (byteMode InputByteMode) Peek(offset int) (byte, error) {
 	return byteMode.reader.ByteAt(byteMode.api.stackFrame.offset + offset)
 }
 
+// PeekMulti returns at max the provided maximum number of bytes at the provided
+// byte offset. When less bytes are available on the input, then this is not an
+// error as such. The returned error can in such case be set to io.EOF to indicate
+// that the end of the input was reached though.
+func (byteMode InputByteMode) PeekMulti(offset int, count int) ([]byte, error) {
+	return byteMode.reader.BytesAt(byteMode.api.stackFrame.offset+offset, count)
+}
+
 func (byteMode InputByteMode) Accept(b byte) {
 	byteMode.api.Output.AddByte(b)
 	byteMode.MoveCursor(b)
diff --git a/tokenize/handlers_builtin.go b/tokenize/handlers_builtin.go
index 335e416..77a5d13 100644
--- a/tokenize/handlers_builtin.go
+++ b/tokenize/handlers_builtin.go
@@ -639,22 +639,17 @@ func MatchEndOfLine() Handler {
 // MatchStr creates a Handler that matches the input against the provided string.
 func MatchStr(expected string) Handler {
 	expectedRunes := []rune(expected)
+	expectedBytes := []byte(expected)
+	expectedLength := len(expectedBytes)
 
 	return func(tokenAPI *API) bool {
-		offset := 0
-		for _, e := range expectedRunes {
-			if e <= '\x7F' {
-				b, err := tokenAPI.Byte.Peek(offset)
-				if err != nil || b != byte(e) {
-					return false
-				}
-				offset++
-			} else {
-				r, w, err := tokenAPI.Rune.Peek(offset)
-				if err != nil || e != r {
-					return false
-				}
-				offset += w
+		b, err := tokenAPI.Byte.PeekMulti(0, expectedLength)
+		if err != nil || len(b) < expectedLength {
+			return false
+		}
+		for i, bExpected := range expectedBytes {
+			if b[i] != bExpected {
+				return false
 			}
 		}
 		tokenAPI.Rune.AcceptMulti(expectedRunes...)
@@ -1232,55 +1227,59 @@ func MatchDecimal(normalize bool) Handler {
 // False falues: false, FALSE, False, 0, f, F
 func MatchBoolean() Handler {
 	return func(tokenAPI *API) bool {
-		b1, err := tokenAPI.Byte.Peek(0)
-		if err != nil {
+		// 5 bytes can hold all possible boolean values.
+		b, _ := tokenAPI.Byte.PeekMulti(0, 5)
+		l := len(b)
+
+		// No bytes read at all, so a definitive mismatch.
+		if l < 1 {
 			return false
 		}
-		if b1 == '1' || b1 == '0' {
-			tokenAPI.Byte.Accept(b1)
-			return true
-		}
-		if b1 == 't' || b1 == 'T' {
-			b2, err := tokenAPI.Byte.Peek(1)
-			if err != nil || (b2 != 'R' && b2 != 'r') {
-				tokenAPI.Byte.Accept(b1)
-				return true
-			}
-			b3, _ := tokenAPI.Byte.Peek(2)
-			b4, err := tokenAPI.Byte.Peek(3)
-			if err == nil && b2 == 'r' && b3 == 'u' && b4 == 'e' {
-				tokenAPI.Byte.AcceptMulti(b1, b2, b3, b4)
-				return true
-			}
-			if err == nil && b1 == 'T' && b2 == 'R' && b3 == 'U' && b4 == 'E' {
-				tokenAPI.Byte.AcceptMulti(b1, b2, b3, b4)
-				return true
-			}
-			tokenAPI.Byte.Accept(b1)
+
+		// Boolean '0' or '1'.
+		if b[0] == '1' || b[0] == '0' {
+			tokenAPI.Byte.Accept(b[0])
 			return true
 		}
 
-		if b1 == 'f' || b1 == 'F' {
-			b2, err := tokenAPI.Byte.Peek(1)
-			if err != nil || (b2 != 'A' && b2 != 'a') {
-				tokenAPI.Byte.Accept(b1)
+		// Booleans 't', 'T', 'TRUE', True' or 'true'.
+		if b[0] == 't' || b[0] == 'T' {
+			tokenAPI.Byte.Accept(b[0])
+			if l < 4 {
 				return true
 			}
-			// TODO Multibyte peeks (also useful for strings)
-			b3, _ := tokenAPI.Byte.Peek(2)
-			b4, _ := tokenAPI.Byte.Peek(3)
-			b5, err := tokenAPI.Byte.Peek(4)
-			if err == nil && b2 == 'a' && b3 == 'l' && b4 == 's' && b5 == 'e' {
-				tokenAPI.Byte.AcceptMulti(b1, b2, b3, b4, b5)
+			if b[0] == 't' {
+				if b[1] == 'r' && b[2] == 'u' && b[3] == 'e' {
+					tokenAPI.Byte.AcceptMulti(b[1:4]...)
+				}
 				return true
 			}
-			if err == nil && b1 == 'F' && b2 == 'A' && b3 == 'L' && b4 == 'S' && b5 == 'E' {
-				tokenAPI.Byte.AcceptMulti(b1, b2, b3, b4, b5)
-				return true
+			if (b[1] == 'R' && b[2] == 'U' && b[3] == 'E') ||
+				(b[1] == 'r' && b[2] == 'u' && b[3] == 'e') {
+				tokenAPI.Byte.AcceptMulti(b[1:4]...)
 			}
-			tokenAPI.Byte.Accept(b1)
 			return true
 		}
+
+		// Booleans 'f', 'F', 'FALSE', False' or 'false'.
+		if b[0] == 'f' || b[0] == 'F' {
+			tokenAPI.Byte.Accept(b[0])
+			if l < 5 {
+				return true
+			}
+			if b[0] == 'f' {
+				if b[1] == 'a' && b[2] == 'l' && b[3] == 's' && b[4] == 'e' {
+					tokenAPI.Byte.AcceptMulti(b[1:5]...)
+				}
+				return true
+			}
+			if (b[1] == 'A' && b[2] == 'L' && b[3] == 'S' && b[4] == 'E') ||
+				(b[1] == 'a' && b[2] == 'l' && b[3] == 's' && b[4] == 'e') {
+				tokenAPI.Byte.AcceptMulti(b[1:5]...)
+			}
+			return true
+		}
+
 		return false
 	}
 }
diff --git a/tokenize/handlers_builtin_test.go b/tokenize/handlers_builtin_test.go
index c190899..866c902 100644
--- a/tokenize/handlers_builtin_test.go
+++ b/tokenize/handlers_builtin_test.go
@@ -353,6 +353,7 @@ func TestModifiers(t *testing.T) {
 		{"missed me!", m.Drop(a.Rune('w')), false, ""},
 		{"where are you?", m.Drop(a.Rune('w')), true, ""},
 		{"--cool", c.Seq(m.Drop(c.OneOrMore(a.Minus)), a.Str("cool")), true, "cool"},
+		{"cool", a.Str("cool"), true, "cool"},
 		{"12345", c.Seq(a.Digit, m.Drop(a.Digit), a.Digit, m.Drop(a.Digit), a.Digit), true, "135"},
 		{"  trim  ", m.Trim(c.OneOrMore(a.AnyRune), " "), true, "trim"},
 		{" \t trim \t ", m.Trim(c.OneOrMore(a.AnyRune), " \t"), true, "trim"},
@@ -508,3 +509,27 @@ func TestCombination(t *testing.T) {
 		{"[ \t >>>HellohellO , , , world!<<<   ", demonic, true, "[>>>10, WORLD<<<"},
 	})
 }
+
+// 46709 ns/op
+func BenchmarkBoolean(b *testing.B) {
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		tokenize.A.Boolean.Match("0")
+		tokenize.A.Boolean.Match("1")
+		tokenize.A.Boolean.Match("t")
+		tokenize.A.Boolean.Match("f")
+		tokenize.A.Boolean.Match("T")
+		tokenize.A.Boolean.Match("F")
+		tokenize.A.Boolean.Match("0XX")
+		tokenize.A.Boolean.Match("1XX")
+		tokenize.A.Boolean.Match("tXX")
+		tokenize.A.Boolean.Match("fXX")
+		tokenize.A.Boolean.Match("TXX")
+		tokenize.A.Boolean.Match("FXX")
+		tokenize.A.Boolean.Match("true")
+		tokenize.A.Boolean.Match("TRUE")
+		tokenize.A.Boolean.Match("True")
+		tokenize.A.Boolean.Match("false")
+		tokenize.A.Boolean.Match("FALSE")
+		tokenize.A.Boolean.Match("False")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/tokenize/tokenizer_whitebox_test.go b/tokenize/tokenizer_whitebox_test.go
index 79ef26b..23a64c7 100644
--- a/tokenize/tokenizer_whitebox_test.go
+++ b/tokenize/tokenizer_whitebox_test.go
@@ -89,22 +89,22 @@ func TestFlushInput(t *testing.T) {
 func TestInputFlusherWrapper(t *testing.T) {
 	runeA := A.Rune('a')
 	flushB := C.FlushInput(A.Rune('b'))
-	api := NewAPI("abaab")
-	runeA(api)
-	AssertEqual(t, 1, api.stackFrame.offset, "offset after 1 read")
-	AssertEqual(t, "a", api.Output.String(), "runes after 1 read")
-	flushB(api)
-	AssertEqual(t, 0, api.stackFrame.offset, "offset after 2 reads + input flush")
-	AssertEqual(t, "ab", api.Output.String(), "runes after 2 reads")
-	runeA(api)
-	AssertEqual(t, 1, api.stackFrame.offset, "offset after 3 reads")
-	AssertEqual(t, "aba", api.Output.String(), "runes after 3 reads")
-	runeA(api)
-	AssertEqual(t, 2, api.stackFrame.offset, "offset after 4 reads")
-	AssertEqual(t, "abaa", api.Output.String(), "runes after 4 reads")
-	flushB(api)
-	AssertEqual(t, 0, api.stackFrame.offset, "offset after 5 reads + input flush")
-	AssertEqual(t, "abaab", api.Output.String(), "runes after 5 reads")
+	tokenAPI := NewAPI("abaab")
+	runeA(tokenAPI)
+	AssertEqual(t, 1, tokenAPI.stackFrame.offset, "offset after 1 read")
+	AssertEqual(t, "a", tokenAPI.Output.String(), "runes after 1 read")
+	flushB(tokenAPI)
+	AssertEqual(t, 0, tokenAPI.stackFrame.offset, "offset after 2 reads + input flush")
+	AssertEqual(t, "ab", tokenAPI.Output.String(), "runes after 2 reads")
+	runeA(tokenAPI)
+	AssertEqual(t, 1, tokenAPI.stackFrame.offset, "offset after 3 reads")
+	AssertEqual(t, "aba", tokenAPI.Output.String(), "runes after 3 reads")
+	runeA(tokenAPI)
+	AssertEqual(t, 2, tokenAPI.stackFrame.offset, "offset after 4 reads")
+	AssertEqual(t, "abaa", tokenAPI.Output.String(), "runes after 4 reads")
+	flushB(tokenAPI)
+	AssertEqual(t, 0, tokenAPI.stackFrame.offset, "offset after 5 reads + input flush")
+	AssertEqual(t, "abaab", tokenAPI.Output.String(), "runes after 5 reads")
 }
 
 func AssertEqual(t *testing.T, expected interface{}, actual interface{}, forWhat string) {