Footsteps

1. The mark or impression left by a foot, a track. You could follow his footsteps in the sand.
2. By extension, the indications or waypoints of a course or direction taken. To walk in the footsteps of greatness requires you to follow other successful men.
3. The sound made by walking or running. Her footsteps echoed in the empty hall.
4. A step, as in a stair. The path had a small footstep down the main walkway.
5. The distance between one foot and the next when walking. Mere footsteps away from the dead man lay the murder weapon.
6. The act of taking a step. Take one more footstep, and I will shoot.