(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
progress; advance; improvement; development
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
stepwise; one step at a time
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
to take a step backward; to retreat a step
not budging an inch; to stand one's ground
promenade; walk; path; trail; esplanade; mall
six of one, half a dozen of the other; scant difference
one more; another; not quite; close run; just falling short of success
steady progress; rapid advance
walking alone; walking without assistance; unique; matchless; unparalleled
a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
stroll in the air (e.g. leisurely helicopter, airplane ride)
to be slightly inferior; to be a degree worse; to give an inch; to make a concession; to concede a point
make one wrong move and...; take one wrong step and...
inventive step; invention (with respect to prior art)
major progress; huge advance
with humility (esp. of women in relation to their partner); humbly; (lit.) three steps behind
rambling; sauntering; strolling
a student must never forget to honor their teacher (honour)
isolated gain in a slow or declining market (stock, currency, etc.)
rapid progress; minute-by-minute progress
tardigrade (any animal of phylum Tardigrada); water bear
isolated fall of a security or currency in an otherwise strong market
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
for the sake of argument; even if that were true