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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. 8 \4 J) s5 z0 ]" k- x# _
Example: Many aspiring young artists are advised to learn by copying the masters.: W* ]& g! _8 z7 a9 i4 f$ z
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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)
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9 ?1 n6 _, d" ~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.
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. L; ?7 }% C% l 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.3 z4 \6 V$ g5 N1 k" r' C
Example: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession * v4 e3 n8 j0 V- _' E$ o
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