Collocations for footstep - noun

heavy | light | dragging
He heard the sound of heavy, dragging footsteps in the corridor.

measured, slow | brisk, hurried, hurrying, quick, rapid, running | loud | soft | uncertain | approaching | receding

hear, listen to | listen for
listening for her mother''s footsteps

retrace
I am retracing the footsteps of the lost expedition.

run, walk | halt, stop
The footsteps halted in the doorway.

approach, come
The footsteps came closer as she listened.

recede | pass (on)
The footsteps passed on, receding down the corridor.

descend the stairs | falter | die away, fade (away)
Her footsteps died away as she walked down the path.

crunch, echo, pound, sound
Hurried footsteps sounded on the stairs.

the sound of (sb''s) footsteps