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3 M) V( z4 a. ]0 V3 T1. 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)
' W8 j4 r3 o( D: I% E9 ?, h; E( mExample: Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s...
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, p- o1 R# C Z3. 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.
( W: Z! W. U1 }1 EExample: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything.
6 v7 Q$ d6 B! 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.
+ f$ O* j8 [* a# K6 dExample: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession ' @) c: Z. X: d; Q( s% {
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