23
before(adverb, advance, direction, remote, past)
17
forward(adjective, adverb, time, advance, back)
17
in advance(expression, idiom, adverb, time, back)
16
in front(expression, idiom, adverb, back, forward)
15
beforehand(adjective, adverb, time, advance, advanced)
15
onward(adjective, adverb, advance, direction, out)
14
first(adjective, adverb, order, advance, out)
13
leading(adjective, adverb, advance, position, head)
13
onwards(adverb, advance, advanced, forward, front)
12
in the lead(expression, adjective, idiom, adverb, advance)
11
fore(adjective, adverb, advance, back, advanced)
11
forwards(adverb, advance, front)
9
foremost(adverb, advance, lead, original, advanced)
9
aforementioned
9
along(adverb, advance, out, advanced, forward)
9
forth(adverb, advanced, forward, sequence, early)
9
front(noun, adjective, lead, head, beginning)
9
on(adverb, advance, out, advanced, forward)
8
advancing(adverb, advance, position, advanced, forward)
8
earlier(adjective, adverb, advance, position, back)
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