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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.
* S0 h p8 E3 A% _Example: Many aspiring young artists are advised to learn by copying the masters.
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- K& \' x" C0 w0 `. W2. 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) 9 H# `0 a: A( c% b
Example: Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s.... ^0 B* e6 q1 @6 T# X% C
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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. 1 [8 V4 C4 K2 L1 Z9 ^( L
Example: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything. 7 C. d% T2 B) A# ?
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' q' W Q' {0 S& C5 n% V
Example: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession / D' F3 d9 }% w# I
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