above all, you must be independent.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

Adverb : My brother lives in the apartment above. A flock of birds circled above. ,She was told to speak to the person above. ,books with 100 pages and above. ,the remark quoted above. ,gone to her eternal rest above. ,The temperature dropped to ten above this morning.    From Dictionary.com. 

Preposition : to fly above the clouds; the floor above ours. ,all girls above 12 years of age; The weight is above a ton. ,A captain is above a lieutenant. ,above suspicion; to be above bad behavior. ,He is above such trickery. ,to favor one child above the other. ,six miles above Baltimore.    From Dictionary.com. 

Adjective : the above explanation.    From Dictionary.com. 

Noun : to refer to the above. ,The above will all stand trial. ,truly a gift from above. ,an order from above.    From Dictionary.com.