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" S5 X3 w1 J8 ^' ^7 M1. 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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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) 6 h. L7 H7 [+ T9 L7 J& e
Example: Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s...# p# D: J" M9 W' n
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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.
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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.
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