11.  A blue flash like an incendiary, the child did not start, but leaned closer to the pane.

12.  A breeze blows through the palms below, rustling their branches, so they whisper like voices.

13.  A bunch of bright pink roses tapped the window, like a last gesture of summer.

14.  A burning, thick discharge like cream, especially if it occurs at the time of the monthly period.

15.  A bus sailed by like a ghostly galleon.

16.  A cap like a puddle now lies at his feet, to receive the odd penny.

17.  A capacity for burying problems made royal commissions and the like instantly attractive to politicians besieged by one knotty issue or another.

18.  A central core of keen and well-informed supporters whose enthusiasm, knowledge and confidence will draw new members like a magnet.

19.  A certain amount of your pension or allowance is yours to buy personal items like clothes, shoes and toiletries.

20.  A Chambers colleague remarked on seeing it that it must be like driving around in a Smartie.