previous life

morning and night; always; at all times

old grudge; long-standing resentment

long-cherished wish

old foe; long-standing enemy

at ordinary times

old promise; long-standing commitment

to rise early and sleep late (idiom); to work hard; to study diligently; to burn the candle at both ends

to work from morning to night (idiom)

a long-cherished ambition is realized

to have a long-cherished wish realized