ОБЩО СУМА or ОБЩА СУМА? In theory, the second one is correct: The adjective ends in -a to agree with the feminine noun "сума". But the фискални бонове from both Kaufland and Lidl (and plenty of other stores) say "ОБЩО СУМА", as if "сума" were a neuter noun. What's the explanation?

WHAT IS THE SINGULAR OF "ШИНДЛИ"? "Видях го излегнат на балкона под покрития с шиндли покрив..." What is the singular of "шиндли"? Is it "шиндъл" (which is how it is pronounced in German) or "шиндел" (which is how it is written in German: "Schindel")?

СДОБИВАТ СЕ С ОРЪЖИЕ И СТАВАТ БЕЛИ What does "стават бели" mean?

РАЗВОЖДА... ГАДЖЕЛИН I have been unable to find either “развожда” or “гаджелин” in any dictionary. What does the sentence mean? Are these words considered archaisms now? In general, do present-day Bulgarians find texts written almost 150 years ago easy to understand? (The sentence was written by Hristo Botev in 1871.)

ДИШ-ХАКЪ A Wikipedia article describes “диш-хакъ” as “зъбен данък, такса, плащана от домакина, загдето „правоверният“ си е хабил зъбите с неговата „гяурска“ (друговерска) храна” Am I to understand that “диш-хакъ” was a tax imposed on people who ate a lot of pork?

ЧЕ НИЕ ВЕЧЕ НЯМАМЕ НАТУРИ! This is one of those frustrating cases where I understand all the words but I don't get the meaning. What does the last sentence of the following text mean? "Когато в края на 1989 г. новият първи в БКП - Петър Младенов - нарежда да бъде спрян всякакъв износ на български храни за „братските“ страни..., корифеите на социкономиката Андрей Луканов и Огнян Дойнов с почуда му отговарят: „Какво да изнасяме? Че ние вече нямаме натури!"

ИМА ЗАГОВОРИХ The combination of “има” and “заговорих” in the sentence below is new to me - and to the authors of the Bulgarian reference grammar that I usually consult. Has the Curse of the Misprint struck yet again? "Като чуха, че има заговорих на български – веднага смениха езика."

ПРЕДАДЕ How would you translate “предаде” in the following sentence? “...българинът, когато е сам, се справя добре. Ако са двама – помагат си. Станат ли трима – единият ще предаде.”

A THOUSAND LIZARDS Can anyone explain why Bulgarian has an equivalent for “buck”, i.e. “dollar”? For the benefit of beginning students, “buck” in Bulgarian is “гущер”, which means “lizard”. “A thousand bucks” is “хиляда гущера” (a thousand lizards). Another intriguing question is why “buck” (a mammal, actually a male deer) is rendered as “гущер” (a reptile)?