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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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2. 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) 4 W! O6 J6 z/ S! s6 k9 T
Example: Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s...# J( \" |+ e4 W* D6 G
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Example: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything.
k0 g. J- a+ n3 p 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.- R2 b& B7 T6 Y; z. Z8 q5 w* D$ Z
Example: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession 6 _- [6 a7 H5 [0 n% y
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