forward; onward

upward; up; to advance; to try to improve oneself; to make progress

down; downward

towards; facing (sb or sth); (coll.) to side with; to favor

always (previously)

direction; orientation

a period of time in the recent past; (indicating a period of time up to the present) all along; the whole time

direction; strike (i.e. angle of inclination in geology); inclination; trend; to move towards; to head for

trend; tendency; orientation

to change direction; fig. to change one's stance