"Pet Sematary, Stephen King" part 1

 Vocabulary 1 

• Some words and expressions that are new to me from the first few chapters (7 chapters in part 1) of the novel:

Word	Translation	Synonyms	Antonyms	Example of usage from the book
1. Path	Путь, тропинка, дорожка	Route, way, road, course, direction	Blockage, obstacle	A path led up through the neighboring field… (p. xiv - The "Introduction" of the novel has its own separate page count.)
2. Demise	Кончина, гибель, смерть	Death, passing	Birth, Survival, Continuation	On a day not long after Smucky’s demise… (p. xiv)
3. Gruesome	Ужасный, страшный, жуткий	Horrific, terrible, awful	Attractive, beautiful, cheerful	I found the result so startling and so gruesome that I put the book in a drawer… (p. xv)
4. Yowl	Вой, крик	Howl, cry, scream	Silence, quiet, whisper	His yowling from the cat kennel had been bad, but his restless… (p.3)
5. Clapped an eye on…	Взглянуть на…, бросить взгляд на…	Take a look at..., give a glance at...	Overlook, ignore, pay no attention to...	He didn’t care if he ever clapped an eye on Disney World in Orlando. (p.5)
6. Biballs	Комбинезон	Overalls, coveralls, jumpsuit	Separate clothing, top and bottom	He wore a biballs over a blue chambray shirt… (p.8)
7. Chambray	Ткань «шамбре»	Linen, cotton fabric	Heavy fabric, denim	He wore a biballs over a blue chambray shirt… (p.8)
8. Rattle	Грохот, дребезг, треск	Clatter, shake, rumble	Silence, stillness, mute, quiet	Louis knocked on the screen door, which rattled against its frame. (p.13)
9. To went rabid	Взбеситься, впасть в бешенство/ сумасшествие	To become wild, to lose control, to go crazy	To calm down, to relax, to settle down	Bernard went rabid downstate a couple of years ago… (p.16)
10. To take the bumps and spills	«Преодолевать трудности»	To face challenges, to go through hardships, "to weather the storm"	«To go without a hitch», to proceed effortlessly	Gage was busy taking the bumps and spills that went with getting used to his new environment… (p.19)