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/ ?5 L6 ?% X0 Q& `- i1. 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) * z( A" Y) g& o+ r
Example: Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s...$ D, u7 |; H1 J' ?9 {4 @
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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. . y1 _3 k, C% L9 W; M
Example: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything. ( F# _$ ^" A3 I- 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.
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