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4 R' @" Z* n; x( S7 H% ?2 f% s9 @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.
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' y- Q2 z. O2 K G, p6 E9 {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) 0 d, ]" y. Q. R8 i: p0 G5 m
Example: Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s...
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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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4 N( N- e$ c* \! {Example: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession / r1 g! J& o0 I4 V9 W# `
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