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( Q1 n+ j+ e$ f- T ?% F" q( B1. 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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" W( c# }1 c2 K7 a' k/ B5 E2 J2. 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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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.
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0 _- I' s; |: V d% } 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.
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