diff --git a/pydbml/definitions/column.py b/pydbml/definitions/column.py
index 1cd37d0..75af2d7 100644
--- a/pydbml/definitions/column.py
+++ b/pydbml/definitions/column.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 from .generic import expression
 from .generic import expression_literal
 from .generic import name
+from .generic import name_pattern
 from .generic import number_literal
 from .generic import string_literal
 from .reference import ref_inline
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@
 type_args = ("(" + pp.original_text_for(expression) + ")")
 
 # column type is parsed as a single string, it will be split by blueprint
-column_type = pp.Combine((name + pp.Literal('[]')) | (name + '.' + name) | ((name) + type_args[0, 1]))
+column_type = pp.Regex(fr'{name_pattern}(\[\]|\.{name_pattern}|(\([^)]*\))?)')
 
 default = pp.CaselessLiteral('default:').suppress() + _ - (
     string_literal
diff --git a/pydbml/definitions/common.py b/pydbml/definitions/common.py
index 8288de3..eb3da17 100644
--- a/pydbml/definitions/common.py
+++ b/pydbml/definitions/common.py
@@ -37,3 +37,4 @@
 
 hex_char = pp.Word(pp.srange('[0-9a-fA-F]'), exact=1)
 hex_color = ("#" - (hex_char * 3 ^ hex_char * 6)).leaveWhitespace()
+hex_color_pattern = r"#([0-9A-Fa-f]{3}|[0-9A-Fa-f]{6})"  # for use inside pp.Regex()
diff --git a/pydbml/definitions/generic.py b/pydbml/definitions/generic.py
index 180cca4..5be14e8 100644
--- a/pydbml/definitions/generic.py
+++ b/pydbml/definitions/generic.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 pp.ParserElement.set_default_whitespace_chars(' \t\r')
 
 name = pp.Word(pp.unicode.alphanums + '_') | pp.QuotedString('"')
+name_pattern = r'(\b\w+\b|\".*?\")'  # for use inside pp.Regex()
 
 # Literals
 
@@ -13,11 +14,8 @@
     ^ pp.QuotedString('"', escChar="\\")
     ^ pp.QuotedString("'''", escChar="\\", multiline=True)
 )
-expression_literal = pp.Combine(
-    pp.Suppress('`')
-    + pp.CharsNotIn('`')[...]
-    + pp.Suppress('`')
-).set_parse_action(lambda s, lok, tok: ExpressionBlueprint(tok[0]))
+
+expression_literal = pp.Regex(r"`[^`]*`").set_parse_action(lambda s, lok, tok: ExpressionBlueprint(tok[0]))
 
 boolean_literal = (
     pp.CaselessLiteral('true')
@@ -26,9 +24,7 @@
 )
 number_literal = (
     pp.Word(pp.nums)
-    ^ pp.Combine(
-        pp.Word(pp.nums) + '.' + pp.Word(pp.nums)
-    )
+    ^ pp.Regex(r"\d+\.\d+")
 )
 
 # Expression
diff --git a/pydbml/definitions/reference.py b/pydbml/definitions/reference.py
index 9b6450e..6af858f 100644
--- a/pydbml/definitions/reference.py
+++ b/pydbml/definitions/reference.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 from .common import c
 from .common import n
 from .generic import name
+from .generic import name_pattern
 from pydbml.parser.blueprints import ReferenceBlueprint
 
 pp.ParserElement.set_default_whitespace_chars(' \t\r')
@@ -80,17 +81,8 @@ def parse_ref_settings(s, loc, tok):
 
 ref_settings.set_parse_action(parse_ref_settings)
 
-composite_name = (
-    '(' + pp.White()[...]
-    - name + pp.White()[...]
-    + (
-        pp.White()[...] + ","
-        + pp.White()[...] + name
-        + pp.White()[...]
-    )[...]
-    + ')'
-)
-name_or_composite = name | pp.Combine(composite_name)
+composite_name = pp.Regex(fr'\(\s*{name_pattern}(\s*,\s*{name_pattern}\s*)*\s*\)')
+name_or_composite = name | composite_name
 
 ref_cols = (
     (
diff --git a/pydbml/definitions/table.py b/pydbml/definitions/table.py
index aa0dfc9..57ff275 100644
--- a/pydbml/definitions/table.py
+++ b/pydbml/definitions/table.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 from pydbml.parser.blueprints import TableBlueprint
 from .column import table_column, table_column_with_properties
-from .common import _, hex_color
+from .common import _, hex_color_pattern
 from .common import _c
 from .common import end
 from .common import note
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 header_color = (
     pp.CaselessLiteral('headercolor:').suppress() + _
-    - pp.Combine(hex_color)('header_color')
+    - pp.Regex(hex_color_pattern)('header_color')
 )
 table_setting = _ + (note('note') | header_color) + _
 table_settings = '[' + table_setting + (',' + table_setting)[...] + ']'
diff --git a/pydbml/definitions/table_group.py b/pydbml/definitions/table_group.py
index b8e5b16..b9d691d 100644
--- a/pydbml/definitions/table_group.py
+++ b/pydbml/definitions/table_group.py
@@ -1,24 +1,24 @@
 import pyparsing as pp
 
 from pydbml.parser.blueprints import TableGroupBlueprint, NoteBlueprint
-from .common import _, note, note_object, hex_color
+from .common import _, note, note_object, hex_color_pattern
 from .common import _c
 from .common import end
 from .generic import name
+from .generic import name_pattern
 
 pp.ParserElement.set_default_whitespace_chars(' \t\r')
 
-table_name = pp.Combine(name + '.' + name) | name
+table_name = pp.Regex(fr'{name_pattern}(\.{name_pattern})?')
 note_element = note | note_object
 
 tg_element = _ + (note_element('note') | table_name.set_results_name('items', list_all_matches=True)) + _
 
 tg_body = tg_element[...]
 
-
 tg_color = (
     pp.CaselessLiteral('color:').suppress() + _
-    - pp.Combine(hex_color)('color')
+    - pp.Regex(hex_color_pattern)('color')
 )
 tg_setting = _ + (note('note') | tg_color) + _