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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. " A; P# c2 z# K, K( b) Y
Example: Many aspiring young artists are advised to learn by copying the masters.
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6 _& L/ X8 R2 d+ w% w; k- H2. 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) * ~ u9 h/ b+ o& g0 H; z7 A
Example: Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s...: q1 b, I& U$ f* ?" r# v: m- \* d
3 i6 M* A$ F, G! z3. 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. ; m$ A! F0 j( ]9 Y, `
Example: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything. & g% ^$ a0 F4 E- G0 d& @. J
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.
3 a1 z% o* H+ m* c( }7 l1 XExample: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession 8 m2 ~$ H& V) \* D
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