Possible Clues:

• Small measurement unit of distance
• Little distance from edge
• Move slowly, attending church
• Bit of foot to be painfully tight? Ease pressure off
• Move by small amounts
• Island bird lacking feathers at first
• At the crease, companion is on edge
• A very little piece of plain chocolate
• Tongue-in-cheek housing creep
• Lear was every bit like this a king