1 dealing with someone, for example someone who has committed a crime, by giving them special treatment, rather than by sending them to prison, etc.: --
2 going in a different direction because a road, railway line, etc. is closed : --
We can complete it step by step however long the road is and it can't be completed however short the road is if you don't even mark your footprint.
We kunnen het stap voor stap voltooien, hoe lang de weg ook is en het kan niet worden voltooid, hoe kort de weg ook is, als je niet eens je voetafdruk markeert.