festival (n)
/ˈfɛstəvl/

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/

to be late

boonies (n)
/ˈbuniz/

an area far away from cities or towns

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

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

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

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/

extremely expensive

deter (v)
/dɪˈtər/

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

lay out (phrasal verb)
/leɪ aʊt/

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

kind of (phrase)
/kaɪnd əv/

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

impractical (adj)
/ɪmˈpræk·tɪ·kəl/

not sensible or realistic

tunnel (n)
/ˈtʌn·əl/

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

bottleneck (v)
/ˈbɑt̮lˌnɛk/

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

random (adj)
/ˈrændəm/

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

forge (v)
/fɔrdʒ/

to move forward in a steady but powerful way

hassle (n)
/ˈhæsl/

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