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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.
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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) ; R1 W! N: N. P( X
Example: Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s...# L t l6 b2 V9 ^0 j5 {
& n" r8 d K6 r$ Z# @# z6 W- s6 j6 ?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.
$ w& b$ @0 x$ C) \Example: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything.
( q G/ x3 {- \. \ 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.0 ]+ L3 E7 x: p! w8 U
Example: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession 8 a) c" u6 T/ G0 W) J. n
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