a little

1)

add a little vinegar

Syn:

some, a small amount of, a bit of, a touch of, a soupçon of, a dash of, a taste of, a spot of; a shade of, a suggestion of, a trace of, a hint of, a suspicion of; a dribble of, a splash of, a pinch of, a sprinkling of, a speck of; informal a smidgen of, a tad of

2)

after a little, Oliver came in

Syn:

a short time, a little while, a bit, an interval, a short period; a minute, a moment, a second, an instant; informal a sec, a mo, a jiffy

3)

this reminds me a little of the Adriatic

Syn:

slightly, faintly, remotely, vaguely; somewhat, a little bit, to some degree