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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. 3 Y3 {& L; u- ?
Example: Many aspiring young artists are advised to learn by copying the masters.! @1 y- h9 `, ~
/ f1 }+ g8 B4 O+ ?& j9 H2. 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) 3 g% Q7 d) y: Z
Example: Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s...4 ^$ a! X# {$ l9 F- i! N, i/ R
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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.
T6 P" t& q) H- k9 jExample: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything.
, s7 t' d+ B- e% h 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.
: h$ x* s7 S4 @: J9 S0 tExample: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession ; |- L6 {* u( k5 ?
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