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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. + K! ~0 ]. t# y1 g5 C0 y6 s
Example: Many aspiring young artists are advised to learn by copying the masters.- F9 L( z4 k5 k% g ^1 u4 Z, d
5 t- M7 p2 `) L% k2. 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) 8 @+ }$ l& ~1 W8 _2 t2 [/ ^# w5 q h
Example: Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s...
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' q* Y; Z0 C. ^: M2 P e/ ]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. 1 x C* ] d' r: N; Y. D) Y
Example: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything.
7 w# K2 d9 q. a2 \ 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.4 K+ M3 u w7 i
Example: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession
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