previous generations; previous incarnation (Buddhism)
past events; antecedent; what has happened
earlier; a few (days) ago; a few (years) ago (etc)
predecessor; forebears; the person facing you
predecessor; ex-; former; ex (spouse etc)
before; day before yesterday
advanced guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (soccer position)
anteroom; vestibule; lobby (of a hotel etc)
front desk; reception desk; front platform; front of theatrical stage; foreground (in politics for instance, sometimes derogatory)
around; from beginning to end; all around; front and rear
outpost; (fig.) front line
the eve; the night before
(the) day before yesterday; two days ago; 2 days ago
ex-husband (either divorced or dead); former husband
in front; at the head; ahead; above
former hatred; bygone enmity
the past; impurity contracted previously (in the sentient world) (Buddhism)
front courtyard; vestibule
to go; to leave (for); to proceed towards
former love; former circumstances
premise; precondition; prerequisite
(the item) named above; aforementioned; cited above; op. cit.
(dialect) morning; forenoon
foreground; vista; (future) prospects; perspective
early days; early stage; preceding period
to come (formal); before; previously
first part; front end; forepart; front segment; the preceding section
front-line; forward position; outpost; extending ahead; frontier (of science, technology etc)
previous life; previous incarnation
forward-looking; prescient; foresight; forethought; outlook
criminal record; previous convictions
future (career etc); prospect; career
front; front end; forward part of sth
front line; military front; workface; cutting edge
proventriculus; forestomach
fore hold (on ship); bow cabin
preface; forward; introduction
forerunner; predecessor; precursor; previous incarnation (Buddhism); jacket front
senior; older generation; precursor
front; the front side; in front of
to go forward; to forge ahead; to advance; onward
aforestated; stated above; the preceding statement
prospects; future outlook; journey
front part; front section
vanguard; front line; a forward (sports)
front door; main entrance; honest and upright approach (as opposed to 後門|后门, back-door or under the counter)
front courtyard; front yard
ahead; (in) front; above; preceding
lately; in the recent past
the day before (an event)
back; step; previous; previous step; forward step; step backward
not long ago; not long before
(a) few days before; (a) few days ago; (the) past few days; the other day
first half of the night (from nightfall to midnight)
morning; a.m.; first half of the day
morning; a.m.; first half of the day
context; the surrounding words; same as 上下文
fenestra vestibuli (of inner ear)
preconscious; preconsciousness
anterior chamber (the front chamber of the eye)
swept-forward wing (on jet fighter)
farsightedness; perspicacity; prescience; forward-looking
forward somersault; front flip
premolar tooth (immediately behind canine teeth in some mammals)
previous owner (of a car for sale)
serratus anterior muscle (upper sides of the chest)
alveolar nasal; consonant n produced in the nose with the tongue against the alveolar ridge
alveolar; front part of the alveolar ridge
to sway to and fro; to rock back and forth
to rock one's body backward and forward; to be convulsed (with laughter etc)
pre-Cambrian, geological period before c. 540m years ago
unprecedented; never seen before
unheard-of; unprecedented
to have a promising future; to have bright prospects
to have a future full of promise
to have boundless prospects
hanging in the balance; the future is hard to forecast; ¿Qué serà?; who knows what the future holds?
not knowing what to do next; at a loose end
(lit.) chest sticking to back; (fig.) famished; (of several persons) packed chest to back
anterior subcortical lesions
to surpass all others of its kind before and since; to have neither predecessors nor successors
to advance; to step forward
before; prior to; ago; previously; beforehand
in advance; before the event
previously; long time ago; before; in the past; past time; past; formerly; once upon a time
before; previous; former; previously; formerly; ago
before; beforehand; ahead; formerly; in the past
current; today's; modern; present; to be facing (us)
to move forwards; forward; forth; onward; before; formerly; in the past; ahead; in front
(in) advance; to advance; to bring forward; beforehand; ahead (of time); move up (a date); shift to an earlier date; to put ahead of schedule; to do something in advance
to support the front (military)
the other day; a few days ago
before this; before then; previously
(of a deceased) during one's life; while living
at the moment; currently; at the present time
before one's eyes; now; at present
to be ahead of one's time; to surpass or outdo one's predecessors; to be ahead of the pack; to take the lead; advanced
in front of; close to; nearby; the time just before
to come close; to get near to; front
in front (of); before; facing; (in the) presence (of)
center forward (soccer position)
right forward (soccer position)
soul mates; before heaven match
left forward (soccer position)
to set out in advance to make arrangements (board, lodging etc); (military) to dispatch an advance party
pronator teres muscle (below the elbow)
psyllium (genus Plantago)
before the common era (BC)
plantain herb (Plantago asiatica)
lackey; errand boy; (lit.) runner before a carriage
prenatal examination; antenatal examination
menhir; prehistoric stone table
before that; beforehand; previously
before then; up until that point
pre-eclampsia, toxaemia of pregnancy (medicine)
before the beginning (of sth)
"fizzle" (atomic bomb misfire); preinitiation
to look forward and back; to consider prudently; overcautious
unprecedented and never to be duplicated; the first and the last; unmatched; unique
economic future; economic outlook
alveolar; consonants z, c, s produced with the tip of the tongue on the alveolar ridge
excessive consumption; overspending on luxuries
to aim in front of a moving target
to trip forwards or stumble back (idiom, from Book of Songs); can't get anything right
to be at a standstill; to mark time
right under one's nose; right in front of one's eyes; close at hand; imminent
to hesitate to move forward; to balk; to jib
suspension fork; shock-absorbing front fork
bright future; glorious future; promising future; bright prospect
to follow everywhere; to always be there for sb at their beck and call
(lit.) the horse loses its front hooves; (fig.) sudden failure through miscalculation or inattentiveness
prehistoric artifacts; ancient artifacts
prenuptial agreement; dowry contract