0 a raised area on which a person stands to speak to a large number of people, to conduct music, or to receive a prize in a sports competition: --
1 a small, low box or stage that someone stands on in order to be seen by a group of people, esp. to speak or conduct music: --
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.
Vi kan slutföra det steg för steg hur lång vägen än är och den kan inte slutföras hur kort vägen än är om du inte ens markerar ditt fotavtryck.