The elite can retain their status because the step to the highest level has become so difficult.

He started from a good way off, but the closer he got, the heavier his steps became.

Kana Miller's steps it up and their waitresses become even more "friendly".

He even let his percussionists play alone for a minute or two, a daring step given how subdued the public face of salsa has become.

They climbed together for a few minutes, and her steps became more sure as the medicine he had given her took hold.

Every step forward was becoming increasingly difficult, as if they were wading through water.

He tried to use her only to balance, but each step was becoming more and more difficult.

The first step is becoming a steady worker.

This step "became essential to Professor Held's presentation of the gift.

Our steps became measured, then dragging; we seemed unable to move at normal speed.