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. {4 W& R( y- e4 t1. 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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5 O. Z9 B, O) Z# ]* N% n Y2. 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) @( L: A, i5 |4 W) ~
Example: Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s...
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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.
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9 v2 j' E: h, x2 V* G 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.) @! v( n5 h6 ~5 p' f6 f/ t) _
Example: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession
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