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! T$ d" b: o6 N1. 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. F% e9 U; W m! X) ]" G# d, _
Example: Many aspiring young artists are advised to learn by copying the masters.
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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) ; ?, d/ [) f; Y4 K& s% b9 R5 H4 x
Example: Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s...& L8 Y( v( j- m: ]+ w+ n
5 d8 w4 @8 j9 g$ R3. 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. % ?2 N$ g& V ~4 }/ F0 Q" E
Example: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything. 3 G) S! _; O2 {1 f5 ]
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.# D( @% O* ]6 @: O
Example: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession
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