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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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9 \: S, g2 O' y7 B1 D7 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) . f9 l3 s# y3 f5 b# h( U0 F
Example: Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s.... ^) S. q5 @7 W) D, ^3 j
# o) D$ W8 p8 b& F, W3. 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! n/ Y* r% c1 o* H- `
Example: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything. 6 ]: b6 C4 K8 N+ ? ] Z
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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