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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. 5 G, p. @0 @( _
Example: Many aspiring young artists are advised to learn by copying the masters.
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4 R7 \+ t: r6 v2. 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)
7 f6 ?" J+ o) b8 b2 K: T+ b: j7 D5 VExample: Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s...0 j, @% z- t! O; ^8 V I
" D1 Y/ A9 m, @' p3. 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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$ Z( B- [2 E& x ?+ Z% g 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.$ u q" d9 q: _3 k
Example: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession
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