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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. . x m2 D; \9 o1 k0 X" T
Example: Many aspiring young artists are advised to learn by copying the masters.
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1 X/ n4 {* W: ]# ?2 O2. 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) 5 s" J# A4 \! H( r$ V* ?
Example: Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s...# |# Q. ~+ J1 q* s7 C
$ `& z6 m: z. [0 b3. 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% Z3 y$ Q) s3 sExample: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything. / [6 Z- T7 }3 Q- h Z8 n
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." k& S, v8 e4 Z( Q7 ^
Example: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession ! x$ L% {% b: `
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