... 前に => Before ... N4
Relationship before and after
当然だ/当たり前だ => natural; as a matter of course N2
... 前に => ... in front of, before N4
Relationship before and after
前に => before; in front of ~ N5
を前提に => On the premise of N1
Premise
手前 => considering; before; in front of; one’s standpoint N1
に行く/に来る/に帰る => go/arrive/go back (to do something) N5
~[前「まえ」]に => Before N/Vる(occurs/happens) N5
Time
...なり...なり => [A] or [B] or~ N1
Selection
へ => Go to N, head to N , Often followed by verbs like 行く/いく, 来る/くる, 向かう/むかう… N5
Particles
...なりなんなり... => any,anything,whatever N1
Vague
~ふり(~振り)      => to pretend; to act as if N3