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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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8 H: A5 L( L4 O2. 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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7 C$ n4 k' [: ~' Z0 q7 S, X0 ~+ P3. 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.
* B L* n( N2 J, ^" DExample: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything.
# _- q( F3 X/ H5 x$ d+ b 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 E/ g' ?$ a4 V) `& A+ yExample: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession
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