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Across
  1. 4. A slow change;a step-by-step change.
  2. 6. hostile; pushy; stepping into someone space with forceful energy.
  3. 7. to reduce someone’s worth or value to make someone step down to a lower position or rank ;to move down a step and social status.
  4. 8. to stray away from the main topic; and lose clarity; to wander and thoughts or ideas.
  5. 9. Celsius;temperature rating on a thermometer made up of 100° interval or steps between the freezing and boiling points of water.
  6. 10. A step by step sequence within a continuous series.
Down
  1. 1. to move up a step in education (usually out of a school)
  2. 2. to move up a step or level ;to improve in quality.
  3. 3. to move a step in a positive direction ;to improve ;to move a step closer to a goal.
  4. 5. to go back ;to move backwards ;to move a step back.