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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.
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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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( ?; D; F/ a* t+ w$ x' T9 U6 g, [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. : L9 U/ W( |0 B9 `3 A% N n
Example: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything. - ]4 @5 F B: w
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.
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