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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. : e! ]8 L. E/ i# N' I- V: X
Example: Many aspiring young artists are advised to learn by copying the masters.8 R3 D! l6 b1 s8 t4 t* `
- h5 ?' s g! L- I2. 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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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., I4 g( w, Q2 q. q E
Example: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession
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