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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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- h' v2 }1 ]& n2 s3 `! ?) u9 h0 t2. 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) 9 o0 m* }7 ]" P4 b( \6 k0 ^# e
Example: Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s...
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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. / F3 M% f* \9 p1 @3 C' H6 R
Example: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything. 0 I2 F4 W, y* y% O7 L' A( Q& v
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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