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It’s nothing short of

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used to emphasize a situation, quality or type of behavior (Почти като, равностойно)

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embark on

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undertake, launch
(впускам се)

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dazzling

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extremely bright, blinding

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prerequisite

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condition or requirement that needs to be done beforehand(предватирелно условие)

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mortgage

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ипотека

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to tie the knot

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get married

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sail through

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succeed easily

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scrape through

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barely succeed

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verdict

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decision made in court

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reckon

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think, consider

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touch and go

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unsure, uncertain

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conceivably

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probably(възможно)

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insurmountable

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to great or big to be come over (непреодолим)

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depiction

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the act of depicting(изобразяване)

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depict

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display, represent by the form of art (изобразявам)

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rife

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widespread especially when talking about sth undesirable(разпространено)

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hoax

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to trick, deception that is humorous or malicious(evil)

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level-headed

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calm and sensible(уравновесен)

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sightings

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observations, esp. about sth unusable

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sift

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1.put through a sieve so to remove lumps or large particles=sieve(пресявам)
2.examine sth throughly so to isolate what is most important(разглеждам внимателно)

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adhere

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observe, stick to, keep(придържам се)

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22
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malicious

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extremely bad

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approximately

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near the same

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curator

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a keeper of a museum or a collection

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play truant

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stay away from school without permission(бягам от училище)

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emerge

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appear out of nowhere

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erupt

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explode

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indigenous

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native, local

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ingenious

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(of a person) clever, original and inventive

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perish

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die, be lost

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doom

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to make someone or sth certain to do or experience sth unpleasant or to make sth bad certain to happen(обричам)

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set foot

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to go to a place, especially when there is sth special or unusual about you doing it

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vacate

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leave a place that one previously occupied

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34
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vacancy

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свободно място

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decline

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become weaker and less successful

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decrease

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become smaller in amount and number

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derive

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obtain from sth , come from

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flourish

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grow, thrive (процъфтявам)

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decay

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decompose

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widespread use of

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exists or happens over a large area

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peasant

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a poor smallholder or
labourer of low social class

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noble

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person of aristocratic rank of birth

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heir

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a person legally entitled to the property or rank of another after that persons death

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reed

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тръстика

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cuneiform

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клиновано писмо

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inscription

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a thing written, as on a monument or in a book (надпис)

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memoranda

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note, record for future use (записка, бележка)

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commercial transcription

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deals in trading

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encode

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convert in a coded form

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decipher

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convert(a text written in code, or a coded signal) into normal language = decode

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calligraphy

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decorative handwriting or written lettering

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script

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писменост

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papyrus

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папирус

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scribe

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преписвач

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parchment

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паргамент

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streamer

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a long narrow strip of material used as a decoration or a symbol

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scroll

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свитък

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fleece

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руно, мек вълнен плат

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rag

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piece of old clothing (парцал)

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quill

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перо

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auspicious

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favorable, promising (преуспяващ)

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from rags to riches

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used to describe someones quick rise from extreme poverty to great wealth

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pagan

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езичник

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beaded

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с маниста

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embroidered

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бродиран

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polytheistic

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relating to or characterized by belief in or worship of more that one god

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magpie

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сврака

68
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date back to

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to have existed for a particular length of time or since or a particular time

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hand down

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to give sth to a younger member of your family when you no longer need it

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descendent

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потомък

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genealogy

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радословие, генеалогия

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stately

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majestic in manner and appearance (величествен)

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do sth extensively

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to a large or detailed degree

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antiquity

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античност

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hieroglyphic

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йероглифно писмо

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decay

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the state or process of roting

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unearth

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find in in the ground by digging

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keystone

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cental principle or part of a policy system on which all else depends (основен принцип)

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if the need arose

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if needed

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relic

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an object surviving from earlier time, especially one of historical interest

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give insight into

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provide understanding

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ancestry

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the origin or background of sth

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enshrine

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preserve(a right, tradition or idea) in a form that ensures it will be protected and respected

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regardless of

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without regard or consideration for

85
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disembark

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leave s ship, aircraft or train

86
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deception

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Измама