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; M/ w% p, }- U1. 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.
4 r' T! p1 ~4 ^7 @. aExample: Many aspiring young artists are advised to learn by copying the masters.
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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. $ C; h8 [- W& L" X. R
Example: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything. . I" n2 s" B5 V3 B/ r* d4 I
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.
$ Q4 r( T7 G3 @ `2 Q, h& ?Example: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession 3 U: T( a" c: J9 a' Y
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