festival (n)
/ˈfɛstəvl/

lễ hội

a special day or period, usually in memory of a religious event, with its own social activities, food, or ceremonies

running late (phrase)
/ˈrʌnɪŋ leɪt/

trễ, đến trễ

to be late

boonies (n)
/ˈbuniz/

vùng xa xôi hẻo lánh

an area far away from cities or towns

better late than never (idiom)
/ˈbɛt̮ər leɪt ðæn ˈnɛvər/

thà muộn còn hơn không

to mean that it is better to do something late than not at all

the more the merrier (idiom)
/ðə mɔr ðə ˈmɛriər/

càng đông càng vui

to mean that the more people with you the more fun you will have

cost an arm and a leg (idiom)
/kɔst ən ɑrm ənd ə lɛɡ/

rất là đắt đỏ, mắc vô cùng

extremely expensive

deter (v)
/dɪˈtər/

ngăn trở, ngăn cản

to make someone decide not to do something or continue doing something

lay out (phrasal verb)
/leɪ aʊt/

tổ chức

to plan how something should look and arrange it in this way

kind of (phrase)
/kaɪnd əv/

dạng như, có vẻ như

to some extent but in a way that you cannot easily describe

impractical (adj)
/ɪmˈpræk·tɪ·kəl/

phi thực tế

not sensible or realistic

tunnel (n)
/ˈtʌn·əl/

đường hầm

a passage built underground, for example to allow a road or railroad to go through a hill, under a river, etc.

bottleneck (v)
/ˈbɑt̮lˌnɛk/

chật ních

to be unable to move (because it is too crowded)

random (adj)
/ˈrændəm/

ngẫu nhiên

done, chosen, etc. without someone deciding in advance what is going to happen, or without any regular pattern

forge (v)
/fɔrdʒ/

lấn lối

to move forward in a steady but powerful way

hassle (n)
/ˈhæsl/

điều rắc rối, điều gây phiền nhiễu

a situation that is annoying because it involves doing something difficult or complicated that needs a lot of effort