faint, slight, small, tiny
She caught the faintest flicker of amusement on his face.

brief, momentary | last
(often figurative) The secret police were determined to stamp out the last flickers of academic freedom.

give
The candle gave one last flicker and went out.

show | catch, notice, see | detect, feel
She felt a brief flicker of jealousy.

cross sth
A flicker of guilt crossed his face.

catch your eye
A flicker of movement caught her eye and she turned her head.

with a ~ of
‘He''ll soon be here,’ she thought, with a flicker of excitement.

without a ~ of
She spoke without any flicker of fear.

~ of

the flicker of a candle/flame
The brief flicker of a candle flame caught our eyes.

the flicker of an eyelid, a flicker of sb''s/the eyes
Her only reaction was a slight flicker of her eyes.

a flicker of hope/interest
European stock markets showed barely a flicker of interest in the election result.

a flicker of light/movement
He saw a flicker of light in the darkness.

a flicker of recognition
The witness stared at the accused but she showed not a flicker of recognition.

a flicker of a smile
I noticed a flicker of a smile on her face.

briefly, for a moment, momentarily | nervously
Her eyes flickered nervously in anticipation.

(on and) off, out
The lights flickered on and off.

across/over
His gaze flickered over her.

flicker into life
The television screen flickered into life.

flicker open
Katherine''s eyes flickered open.