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$ X& I( I7 Z/ g- `; a1. 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.
1 i) s2 h' N0 T, BExample: Many aspiring young artists are advised to learn by copying the masters.
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# D' m; P n s+ P" a p. k2. 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) / q$ d% ]- \# D) o% n8 x! F
Example: Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s..., D( b. j/ z1 `2 |0 {3 M, v5 E( R
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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. / d# c1 |5 W% f, L. B' O
Example: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything.
7 s9 O0 {5 {7 U$ R; I. N5 W 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.) I T4 X# N( N0 z1 E
Example: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession
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