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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 @" X- [; P5 ]' l+ G& k7 A4 q" CExample: Many aspiring young artists are advised to learn by copying the masters.
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$ u% F+ S0 ]& H" U2. 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: J0 K0 b4 x: fExample: Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s...
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6 O; M b" M" t7 K; j3. 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. * ]" `$ R$ ?1 K& _7 C
Example: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything.
: L7 a5 I5 K) V1 {. } 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 t/ T. r& o1 T8 |% @. d
Example: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession " g* D' w6 M/ ~3 n" A f1 I
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