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5 A* `! h# \- {2 g) c0 v4 g& b1. 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.
0 g9 D5 v& G' u* v# iExample: Many aspiring young artists are advised to learn by copying the masters.. V/ c' R4 T' }& c
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2. 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) ! s: O+ e+ ]2 t# _: Q9 v# f
Example: Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s...5 i) ~( H/ k7 I5 y# }6 O" ]# V
/ w3 f' r* T, @$ u1 }3 A3. 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. , w& {2 E9 J, Q( G! E
Example: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything.
, S! d% Q5 H0 L' R5 I C o" R* B: v2 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.
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