1 before

2 prior to

3 ago

4 previously

5 beforehand

1 before

2 formerly

3 previous

4 ago

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 to shift to an earlier date

2 to do sth ahead of time

3 in advance

1 at the present time

2 currently

1 to advance courageously (idiom)

2 to press forward

1 traceable to the same stock (idiom); of a common origin (of trends, ideas etc)

1 don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship

1 lit. don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship

2 no discord, no concord

1 (idiom) ignore your elders at your peril