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shadow

n. refuge from danger or observation; "he felt secure in his father's shadow"

shadow

n. shade within clear boundaries

tail

n. (detective)

apparition, phantom

n. something existing in perception only; "a ghostly apparition at midnight"

trace, vestige

n. a clue that something has been present

darkness, dark

n. an unilluminated area; "he moved off into the darkness"

tail, shadower

n. a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements

pursue

v. follow in or as if in pursuit; "The police car pursued the suspected attacker"; "Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life"

dwarf, overshadow

v. make appear small by comparison; "This year's debt dwarves that of last year"

shade, shade off

v. cast a shadow over

apparition, phantom

n. a ghostly appearing figure; "we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us"

evidence

n. an indication that makes something evident; "his trembling was evidence of his fear"

flicker, glint, spark

n. a momentary flash of light

gleam, gleaming, glimmer

n. a flash of light (especially reflected light)

relic, keepsake, souvenir, token

n. something of sentimental value

artifact, artefact

n. a man-made object taken as a whole

souvenir, memento

n. a reminder of past events

wind, lead, steer, hint, tip, confidential information

n. an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job"

suggestion, proposition, proffer

n. a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection; "it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse"

hunt, hound, trace

v. pursue or chase relentlessly; "The hunters traced the deer into the woods"; "the detectives hounded the suspect until they found the him"

prowl, skulk, move stealthily

v. move stealthily

eclipse, overshadow

v. exceed in importance; outweigh; "This problem overshadows our lives right now"

bleach, decolor, decolorize, discolorize, remove color from, bleach out

v. remove color from; "The sun bleached the red shirt"

darken, make dark, make darker

v. make dark or darker; "darken a room"

dip, dim

v. switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam

dim, darken

v. become or make darker; "The screen darkened"; "He darkened the colors by adding brown"

dim, become lusterless, become dim

v. become dim or lusterless; "the lights dimmed and the curtain rose"

dim, make dim, make lusterless

v. make dim or lusterless; "Time had dimmed the silver"

blind, dim

v. make dim by comparison or conceal

slur, blur, dim, become indistinct, become vague

v. become vague or indistinct; "The distinction between the two theories blurred"

lead, precede

v. move ahead (of others) in time or space

peril, compromise, scupper, expose, queer, endanger

v. put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position

lighten, lighten up, brighten, make brighter

v. make lighter or brighter; "The paint will brighten the room"

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