no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
to become animated; to liven up; to become active
central part; heart (of a city)
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
setting up (a structure, building, camp, etc.); construction; preparation (e.g. of a venue); arrangement (of an event)
to assemble; to set up; to construct
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
a place or opportunity to make a display of
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
declaration; proclamation; announcement
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual