”Needful Things” Stephen King

 

Word	Definition	Synonyms	Antonyms	Translation	Example of usage from the book
astray	Away from the correct path or direction; off course	off track, lost, misguided	on track, directed, focused	заблудившийся, сбитый с пути	I have heard of many going astray even in the village streets, when the darkness was so thick you could cut it with a knife, as the saying is ... (p2)
sleet	A mix of rain and snow or ice pellets falling from the sky	freezing rain, ice pellets	clear sky, sunshine	мокрый снег, дождь со снегом	Hunting season will be starting up soon, fools out in the woods bangin away at anything that moves and don't wear blaze orange, and then comes the snow and sleet, but all that's for later. (p2)
aggravations	Things that cause annoyance or irritation	annoyances, irritations, hassles	pleasures, delights	раздражения	It's aggravations I mostly want to talk about-can you sit a spell with me? (p2)
stickin	Remaining attached or fixed in place	adhering, clinging, attached	detaching, loosening	приклеивание	Don't be shy-no one's got any business stickin up fliers on the Town Common bandstand in the first place.(p3)
squabble	A noisy argument, usually over something trivial	quarrel, fight, dispute	agreement, harmony	ссора, перебранка	They get along with each other-sort of-but they ain't never really happy with each other. Everything will go along peaceful for awhile, and then a squabble will break out. (p3)
slinkiest	Most marked by smooth, graceful, and stealthy movement	stealthiest, quietest, smoothest	clumsiest, loudest, obvious	самый крадущийся, крадущийся незаметно	Betsy Vigue in particular. I think she likes the idea of dollin up in her slinkiest black dress and dealin blackjack or spinnin a roulette wheel and sayin (p3)
gambling	Playing games of chance for money or valuables	betting, wagering, playing	saving, abstaining	азартные игры, игра на деньги	When Willie heard that the Catholics meant to spend a night gamblin at the K of C Hall (p3)
kosher	legitimate or proper	legitimate, proper, acceptable	improper, illegitimate	кошерный, подходящий	And comin the other way is big Al GendronHe's so Catholic he makes the Pope look kosher and his best friend is Irish Johnny Brigham (p3)
cruiser	A type of vehicle (car or ship) designed for comfortable long-distance travel	patrol car, ship, vessel	stationary object, pedestrian	круизер, патрульный автомобиль	See that Sheriff's cruiser parked by the curb near the video shop? (p4)
split	To divide or separate into parts	divide, separate, break	join, unite, combine	разделять, разрывать	John's got his arm around her in that picture, and she's holdin the stuffed bear he won her in the shootin gallery, and they both look so happy they could just about split (p4)
stutter	To speak with involuntary pauses or repetitions	stammer, falter, hesitate	speak fluently, articulate	заикаться, запинаться	There's Slopey Dodd, all by his lonesome because the other kids make fun of his stutter (p4)

 

I read the first few pages. I liked the way the book started, the way the main character performed. He talked about the city and some information about the main characters of the book.