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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.
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( W" p8 y- P8 x8 i+ \( 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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) N5 ?) U* V: W5 ^$ s! ?) \: z& c3. 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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6 M% J/ V- ]+ C- a% a( O 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.! z$ n* X+ y2 L2 |/ \" j6 M& y
Example: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession : f1 L8 n( O2 b; g0 E% V: u
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