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& ~" P- T# A6 u4 W; x: q8 s, Y6 a1. 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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8 b# K( h! X4 K" z/ 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) , t1 M& |- A' O
Example: Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s...
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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.
9 V* a9 s- Y, m* B8 x% Q) J8 d& CExample: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything.
* A w g( O6 k- ` 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.
7 T! ^0 Y' y$ Z0 N; EExample: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession - w% i/ ^* y, `" {+ d
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