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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. 6 X4 z9 V6 D6 C9 V! O- V
Example: Many aspiring young artists are advised to learn by copying the masters.
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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)
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2 v7 U: y6 v9 s$ E1 B* n3. 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. , b5 J6 j) [% ?
Example: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything. 0 V: L' G [4 q: B0 u2 [. [$ 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.
9 C! K( @. z1 |0 V% J' R6 ^& L( n; lExample: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession w/ A7 w' f( L s, |
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