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  • down the line
    in the future
  • uncertainty
    a situation in which something is not known for sure
  • ancestor
    a person related to you who lived a long time ago (usually before grandparents)
  • educational background
    your educational background refers to all of the education you have received
  • (feel) guilty
    to feel intense regret for something
  • roots
    family origins, or the particular place you come from and the experiences you have had living there
  • (by) descent
    the origin or background of a person in terms of family or nationality
  • revealing
    showing something that was not previously known or seen
  • genealogist
    a person who traces or studies lines of family descent
  • straightforward
    uncomplicated and easy to do or understand
  • dual citizenship
    the status of a person who is a legal citizen of two or more countries
  • surrounding
    related to; around; involved with
  • carry out research (on something)
    a careful study of a subject (e.g. medical/historical/scientific), especially in order to discover new facts or information about it
  • on and off
    only for part of a period of time; not in a regular or continuous way
  • A long time coming
    arriving or happening after a lot of time has passed
  • get to grips (with something)
    to start to deal with a problem, situation, or job that you have to do
  • citizenship
    the position or status of being a citizen of a particular country
  • submit
    to give or offer something for a decision to be made by others
  • take an interest (in something)
    be concerned or curious
  • rights
    a moral or legal entitlement to have or do something
  • family tree
    a diagram showing the relationship between people in several generations of a family
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