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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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7 u; }) i( c, r6 F/ _) B4 t2. 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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% } [6 A! p6 o2 F- S5 f7 _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. % U- }6 W; R8 D3 x
Example: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything. ( h. x9 z' o0 X% ~' p- W& E8 z& ~" K
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.
' ^) [0 L. ^# G% w rExample: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession $ ^9 X, i7 Y/ \/ w
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