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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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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. 2 v" h! b( \% ]' A( G- H
Example: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything.
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Example: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession 9 t5 n( O. h) P# Y* u3 L
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