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, y" T; Z, K) b- R& S( ~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. 1 N5 ~& B0 y. W! ~
Example: Many aspiring young artists are advised to learn by copying the masters.
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% |3 x5 r6 h0 \" u; X8 m9 `1 U2. 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: o9 p4 _2 dExample: Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s...
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8 X9 r% Z# k: Q/ H; {3 C3. 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.
2 a# `3 H& m- }& s" p1 WExample: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything.
, n7 z, }% s, j' y1 Z: I4 ^ 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.
; l- r6 }: \. sExample: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession
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