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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.
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2. 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) 3 X' t0 a9 q5 y% Z2 C" E1 G
Example: Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s...0 v6 d( J, T1 E; O6 G3 U
+ O5 O. d7 u' Q0 `1 N3. 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.
8 d8 _3 {$ Z9 j9 b7 cExample: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything. 3 l2 h, m% h" w# r7 n! ]1 z; `/ Z0 T$ \
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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