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: m* D/ G; R, d8 I1. 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. , c4 {2 p! O+ \1 m3 Z# w
Example: Many aspiring young artists are advised to learn by copying the masters.7 n- g/ z% v8 {8 \
+ c6 l. }+ X& g+ Q! O8 t M2. 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) . n0 R P+ [+ h$ I% P
Example: Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s...
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; }+ N7 X* n8 C1 I6 n( j4 g3. 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.
& j4 V, L% P% W$ T. S: N Q# CExample: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything.
1 v: k, c+ K: r/ T {0 C! U 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.% @/ j6 L$ p7 b6 M# m
Example: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession
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