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+ J) o7 T7 _1 B0 v1. 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. / I9 t0 Y) C* ]8 b X6 j( s3 [
Example: Many aspiring young artists are advised to learn by copying the masters.
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. {1 i4 ^8 C/ j1 |& k+ {8 R2. 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)
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|* n8 h* z; ~* L2 p! \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 [+ g: w0 {0 U$ D; h% Y2 D- s$ r
Example: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything. 3 V; f& u7 j ?1 X7 l9 s1 Y
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.
8 ~/ A7 `' ?5 E: e* cExample: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession 6 \# _2 o* J* H1 L1 g1 [) N
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