- almost: nearly
- baseball: type of sport
- beat: to win
- couple: two or three
- December 31: New Year's Eve
- disappointed: sad
- get started: to begin to work
- January 1: New Year's Day
- lose: opposite of win
- media: TV, radio, newspaper, magazine, etc.
- meet with: have a meeting with
- of course: sure
- tall: opposite of short
- too bad!: Thats too bad!
- travel: go on a trip
- wonderful: excellent
- workaholic: person who spends all their time working