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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 q% i6 r9 {' G( \0 e/ V& uExample: Many aspiring young artists are advised to learn by copying the masters.
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1 A0 K3 @& N2 c. T0 H7 N2. 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) 2 S, ~6 t" _4 W, _3 L$ o7 Z f! E. @
Example: Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s...6 c1 g6 V- w4 p5 `, I0 l y
. B. Z: }; V5 j. k) r% f2 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. # R0 f& z% Z( m8 a! U$ M! ?
Example: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything.
# u4 [! x4 l- n" }1 d; `1 l. F' r s; 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., Q/ t G6 U9 e7 n% s
Example: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession / R) y9 f+ C: K: K
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