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4 J: ~# M N! S- b9 r: w1. 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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& u( J# T3 M) s X$ L% r' h2. 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)
! o/ P: o/ a# f: o' [! D8 oExample: Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s...
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3 g- N1 j; D. e9 D3. 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. % I3 S2 m) L9 J
Example: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything. 3 M5 e$ C# k# D; B3 k- j/ S
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.
9 [9 w2 x8 A: z+ i5 U* V7 |Example: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession
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