The Challenge

Noun
1) тиня, тресавище, блато (deep mud.)
2) изпадане в затруднение (a bad or difficult situation that you cannot sem to escape.)

Verb (be mired in sth.)
1) to be in a bad situation where you are unable to get out or make progress.
2) to be stuck in deep mud

Noun
1) великолепие, величественост (impressive beauty, power or size)

Noun
1) наклонност, склонност (a tendency to think or behave in a particular way. / a feeling that makes you want to do sth.)
ex. My natural inclination was to say no.

2) наклонение, ъгъл на падане ( formal a slope or the angle at which sth. slopes.)
ex. A 62-degree inclination; the inclination of the Earth.

3) накланяне (the movement of bending your neck so that your head is lowered)

Verb
1) заобикалям, надхитрявам (to avoid sth, escpecially a rule or law that restricts you, especially in an unhonest way

Adjective
1) верен на принципите си, постоянен (always having the same beliefs, behavior, attitudes etc.)
ex. Teaching by example has been a consistent theme in his work.

2) последователен (continuing to develop in the same way)
ex. there is a consistent growth year after year.

3) -

4) - (consistent ideas, arguments etc. do not have any part that disagrees with another part)
ex. The results of the different stufdies are reamarkably consistent.

Adjective
1) - (showing a lack of respect for God or for holy things)
2) - (formal - relating to ordinary life rather than religious or holy things

Verb
1) съпернича, боря се (to compete against s.o. in order to gain sth.)
ex. Ten teams are contending for the cup.

2) поддържам, споря (to argue or state that sth. is true)
ex. The government contended that most of the refugees were fleeing poverty, not persecution

Phrasal Verb (contend wtih)
have to contend with sth/have sth to contend with - to have to deal with sth. difficult or bad.
ex. Rescuers also had bad weather to contend with.

Noun
1) течение, постоянна промяна, непрекъснато изменение (to be always changing so that you cannot be sure what will happen)

Noun
1) намаляване, отслабване, смекчаване

Adjective
1) възвишен, величествен, несравним, великолепен (excellent in a way that makes you feel extremely happy / very great or extreme, especially in a way that shows that s.o. does not notice or care about what is happening around them)

Verb
1) подтиквам, подбуждам (to make or persuade s.o. to do sth., especially when they are lay or unwilling)
ex. He tried to prod Gordon into responding.

2) ръгвам, бодвам, мушкам (to push or press sth. with your finger or with a pointed object)
ex. He didn't want doctors poking and prodding him.

Verb
1) отправям се, проправям си път (literary - to move or travel slowly from one place to another)

Verb
1) процъфтявам, набъбвам (formal to grow or develop quickly )

Adjective
1) непочтен, нечестен (involving immoral or dishonest behavior)
2) мръсен (very dirty and disgusting)

1) мрачен, тъжен, безнадеждно (without anything to make you feel cheerful or hopeful)
ex. The bleakest year of the Depression.
2) студен (cold and without any pleasant or comfortable features)
ex. A bleak January morning.

Adjective
1) неукрасен, семпъл (deliberately plain and simple and without any decorations)
ex. She has austere way of dressing
2) неприветлив, аскетичен (having very few things to make a place or situation comfortable or enjoyable)
ex. An austere meal of bread and water.
3) строг, непреклонен, пуритан (s.o. who is austere is very strict and looks very serious)
ex. A cold austere woman.