den ersten Schritt tun; beginnen; anfangen
der erste Schritt; Anfang
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
einen Schritt zurücktreten
ein Schritt vor einem; direkt vor einem
stepwise; one step at a time
to take a step backward; to retreat a step
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
one more; another; not quite; close run; just falling short of success
a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
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...
one more; another; not quite; close run; just falling short of success