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6 Z; O, F4 q @1 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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7 k8 j: C: ~, u- U0 C6 P/ [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)
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) I9 r' ]6 q/ \; g# i" H3. 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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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 m$ @: f; W: e& U2 h! L% a* NExample: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession
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