1 today

2 at the present

3 now

1 front

2 forward

3 ahead

4 first

5 top (followed by a number)

6 future

7 ago

8 before

9 BC (e.g. 前293年)

10 former

11 formerly

1 half

2 semi-

3 incomplete

4 (after a number) and a half

1 day

2 sky

3 heaven

1 land under heaven

2 the whole world

3 the whole of China

4 realm

5 rule

1 lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)

2 fig. to ride on sb else's success

3 Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too

4 Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it

1 to live miles apart (idiom)

1 to advance courageously (idiom)

2 to press forward

1 lit. to support the sky as a single pillar (idiom)

2 fig. to take a crucial responsibility upon one's shoulders

1 reaching heaven in a single bound (idiom); (esp. with negative: don't expect) instant success