There was a faint smell of cinnamon in the air.

空气中有淡淡的肉桂的味道。

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There was a faint smell coming from the kitchen.

有一种怪味从厨房飘出。

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Also outside is decorated in green plants, with a faint smell of grass.

门外是绿色盆栽，带有淡淡青草味。

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Tyres hang on the wall, rusty chains coil around the place and a faint smell of oil permeates the air.

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The sky beyond is washed with strokes of cobalt and cerulean blue, and a faint but perceptible smell of aniseed and wild garlic hangs in the air.

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That would also explain the faint smell of Indian food a co-worker thought emanated from my desk as she passed by.

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