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5 s' v, w/ Q: O* u G( F1. 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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; S' _' W1 k9 Q6 O7 {2 g2. 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) $ Y( [% N! |7 ~: g: L, a
Example: Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s...
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; z+ p; R; C! t& A" `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.
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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.- M& ~$ q( B4 M9 _' q2 e1 w& r
Example: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession
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