Synonyms and related words :
cast, dash, gleam, hint, idea, infusion, inkling, intimation, lick, look, sauce, scintilla, seasoning, shade, shadow, sip, smack, smattering, smell, spark, spice, sprinkling, streak, suggestion, sup, suspicion, taint, taste, tempering, thought, tinct, tincture, tinge, tint, touch, trace, vestige, whiff