| grief | sadness |
| coin the term | create the term |
| expatriate families | families living outside the passeport country |
| reside | to be a resident of a country |
| post | oddelegować np. zadanie |
| distinct | foreign |
| in essence | in short, in a nutshell |
| trapped | uwięziony |
| cultural mainstream | prevailing cultural norms |
| transcend | go beyond- wykraczać |
| bilingual | 2 języczny |
| alienated | izolated |
| solve problems up-front | face and solve problems |
| wealth | richness |
| reluctant | unwilling, not eager |
| strive | make an effort, try |
| transition | przejście |
| re-entry | return |
| academic transitions | areas of study that differ |
| cultural marginality | feeling comfortable on the edge/ margine of the culture |
| epitome | uosobienie |