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' a; O1 d: @# Y: C2 n# J1. 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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7 s/ o0 V& ]' }5 I( ~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)
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l6 O: T H. D) Y3. 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. ) s/ g$ ?: ^% r. H
Example: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything. ! C8 T3 i& @; t9 o$ b7 x
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.
2 ~; e2 D. V' e5 ^" R# A+ \Example: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession
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