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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.
1 j9 m8 C4 g1 l# XExample: Many aspiring young artists are advised to learn by copying the masters.# i1 }0 c! ~; p& _* V& m
1 r2 W2 n1 X Q+ l2. 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)
8 M6 G( t8 `( Y' R6 @' FExample: Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s...0 K& Z( y) [& J6 Y
1 E8 t' C4 w% B% ^5 b% e+ U# v( V3. 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. ( Y) n" f, m$ [
Example: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything. 0 U; d. E4 I3 `8 H
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 ^7 V& t. U- g: H+ ?" }Example: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession
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