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! ]5 b! w! x) d4 h1. 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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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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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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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.5 ^; }, l2 [( V* ~! l; g# j
Example: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession + r1 ` D; F+ `$ p2 a% r
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