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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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& Y4 \; [3 D& h I+ U! Y1 C3. 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. ) I8 F& W2 g3 n! ~, `% {# c
Example: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything.
& I T4 k. l) o/ j 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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