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6 H8 d" f/ _5 n, D5 s1. 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) $ M" F, {% f. i- Y
Example: Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s...0 ~2 `; j. c( W j( `3 v, C
9 a+ Q4 A$ q" t, m; [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. ) R3 G* h' K. h+ W
Example: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything.
8 }3 a+ P* ? j6 ~6 u Y0 e- 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.
+ A' F2 Y% h* r% ]Example: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession , W0 m1 E4 i, m8 Z6 u. @) j# W0 M
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