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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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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) V. j6 a" A- K" Q
Example: Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s...
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- F& ]( l$ o* P( b; k6 _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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; y+ p* X- L: u$ I 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.
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