| First step |
| Baby step? |
| Small step |
| Simple step |
| Minimal step |
| Initial step |
| Narrow range |
| Short range? |
| One small step |
| The first step |
| Basic first step |
| Path of progress |
| First step's span |
| Basic travel path |
| Very limited range |
| Straightforward path |
| Tiny bit of progress |
| Basic objective route |
| From ___ (small step) |
| Hardly the full gamut |
| First step in a series |
| First step of progress |
| From ___ (opening bit) |
| Travel route: from ___ |
| The first of many steps |
| Get from ___ (progress) |
| Minimal bit of progress |
| Volume 1 contents, maybe |
| From __: slight progress |
| First leg of an itinerary |
| First small bit of progress |
| Metaphorical small distance |
| First step in a progression |
| First little bit of progress |
| Get from --- (make progress) |
| Initial step, metaphorically |
| Slight progress, after "from |
| Get from __ (progress slowly) |
| Go from ___ (advance slightly) |
| Get from ___ (advance slightly) |
| Get from __: make slow progress |
| Not know from ___ (be ignorant) |
| Distance covered by a first step |
| Phrase indicating small progress |
| Get from ___ (progress slightly) |
| Travel route with no other points |
| Getting from --- (making progress) |
| Volume 1 of an encyclopedia, maybe |
| Getting from ___ (achieving a goal) |
| Important first step, metaphorically |
| Travel route with no points in between |
| First volume of an encyclopedia, perhaps |
| Subtitle of an encyclopedia's first volume, maybe |
| Katharine Hepburn's acting gamut, per Dorothy Parker |
| Katharine Hepburn's acting gamut, according to Dorothy Parker |
| Phrase indicating slight progress, and a hint to this puzzle's theme |