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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. 3 Q9 Z' @) Z& R' ^
Example: Many aspiring young artists are advised to learn by copying the masters.
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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) - Y" v. Z* y1 G) X, G: a% ]$ F
Example: Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s...) v& S5 ]$ D. h
k2 \. A3 K8 `5 h: t2 a& f3. 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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& I$ a' W+ v% d* \3 p; G+ a* x1 u 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.7 d, Z7 M9 Y! _5 }. L! i
Example: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession
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