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# M1 @$ D, z& }% f& E1. 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)
4 I1 q4 G1 J% o& W) ?Example: Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s...
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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. # {) M: f c- i. p( [8 R* ~6 f
Example: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything. 1 }: g) u5 t$ j; g8 H' 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.
6 c2 m$ R5 `% j5 U6 y- ~# c. ^Example: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession 8 j5 Y- ^0 K G& G1 u* }
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