planning; project; plan; design
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
government; administration
(national) tourist bureau
riding together; sharing a car (taxi, etc.); doing in collaboration; backing of the same candidate by different political parties
standard; set; routine; decided
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
charming; fascinating; attractive
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
rather; sooner; preferably
proposal; proposition; suggestion
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
finishing (a race); running the whole distance; reaching the goal; staying the course
spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
how many years; how long; what year
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
highway; main road; the right road; internal medicine (in Chinese medical practice)
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
addition; adding up; integration; estimate; quantity survey
meter; gauge; metre (i.e. 100 cm); meter; animator