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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.
$ T5 Y6 @0 C- m+ o+ TExample: Many aspiring young artists are advised to learn by copying the masters.4 g! ~" a9 Z- G0 @: s
8 v- O+ m7 e' G. Q1 ~/ ~2 O0 P2. 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)
/ b! A: p& L, XExample: Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s...
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4 W8 G1 b% a% d. s7 b9 L+ Y3. 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. ; }/ S$ Y. ~- s' o
Example: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything.
+ d0 f( ]& d( b- J 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.
9 _! N Q5 j$ x2 y9 YExample: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession + L7 X1 m" Z( k" T. ~$ h
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