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$ J: t6 F' Y( Y8 C# z) s; v1. 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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6 ~: u c, F& K2. 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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$ d) a5 y- W# e4 |- g% _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.
7 J& \+ p) z) n4 n% UExample: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything.
& H% W& |7 Q) k2 \ a' `3 f* C 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.; D, a0 f9 ?, x+ v
Example: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession
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