a hand / a handle, grip / a paw, foreleg / a way of acting, means / (board games) a move, play

pick up

(literally) to hold someone's hand (grasp someone's hand) / (idiomatic) to hold someone's hand (guide somebody)

voluntarily; willingly

to face / to go towards

opposite side, across the street

progress

to go forward, to advance, to progress / to improve, to progress

sharp; pointed; acute; keen

(literary) keen