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1. aspiring/əˈspaɪər/ If you use aspiring to describe someone who is starting a particular career, you mean that they are trying to become successful in it.
1 k& @- x9 i& vExample: Many aspiring young artists are advised to learn by copying the masters.* s+ G# \3 O) v1 x( i5 ^
8 ^3 P8 T2 ~0 }+ u/ g: Z& j; F7 B2. microcosm/ˈmaɪ krəˌkɒz əm/A microcosm is a small society, place, or activity which has all the typical features of a much larger one and so seems like a smaller version of it. (FORMAL) ) R# r% w( f9 R& X7 m# V9 v6 v& i- G
Example: Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s... h! @: j$ ] ~) [6 D
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3. preoccupation/priˌɒk yəˈpeɪ ʃən, ˌpri ɒk-/I. N-Count If you have a preoccupation with something or someone, you keep thinking about them because they are important to you.
% b _( R. Z: F$ y( [Example: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything.
: |; U7 s! l9 A- N II. N-Uncount Preoccupation is a state of mind in which you think about something so much that you do not consider other things to be important.5 B5 H0 b) M# G) E
Example: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession 6 K' x: `; f( D9 d& ^' Z
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