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to lead the van

a good omen

presaging ill fortune

an auspicious sign

presaging or likely to bring good luck

the point of a sharp object

Something is ominous of―is prognostic of―bodes―forebodes―foreshows―shadows forth―betokens―presages―portends―prognosticates―augurs―harbingers―good or evil.

a cloud that portends something favorable

before one's very eyes; in one's sight

Coming events cast their shadows before.

a hopeful sign

the former and the latter part of something

long ago

the fore part

It is pointed―sharp at the end.

occurring at the beginning

This is a sign of good times coming.

to be a menacing indication of something:

a forerunner that makes a person feel that a certain thing will occur

to come of age

of a condition, successful

the tip of an object

having a tip

It happened long ago.

a time immediately before something occurs

At the beginning

She has become independent―become her own mistress―set up for herself.

The other party is excited.

Coming events cast their shadows before them.

be in one's infancy