at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
to be inverted (of the order of something); to be reversed; to get mixed up; to become back to front
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
to let (a person) pass first