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0 H7 k3 ]: z. O, |5 a" n9 Y8 I, r, Z1. 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. 8 _, b s v% {8 C
Example: Many aspiring young artists are advised to learn by copying the masters.* j6 v: y/ L" g& p: t( J2 q$ W, ]1 R% [
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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) : A2 K- p4 C3 f' q
Example: Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s...) c) M3 ? L; n4 \$ ~
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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. : t3 T9 b1 P6 }- x, ~
Example: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything. ' b$ _, h2 K$ z
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.' ?9 ?8 n- `! f9 ]! d) V& |) s
Example: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession
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