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' v4 z- F6 V( o1. 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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1 e+ E h/ C# c; f2. 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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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. + F# h5 ~/ h1 M: U8 }6 v- x
Example: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything. 9 g# O' H9 c- Q' t1 c
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.7 j) T. t3 D; ^- u% W5 c" j
Example: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession
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