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night(verb, blue, dark, color, paint)
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penumbra(noun, light, dark, shadow, darkness)
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soupçon(noun, drop, show, touch, dash)
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suspicion(noun, drop, show, touch, line)
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umbra(noun, light, dark, shadow, darkness)
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umbrage(noun, verb, close, cover, light)
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variation(noun, mark, touch, point, hint)
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nicety(noun, point, tone, distinction, precision)
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bedim(verb, cover, obscure, confuse, hide)
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duskiness(noun, place, dark, gloom, obscurity)
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eidolon(noun, spirit, deception, vision, fantasy)
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hatch(noun, verb, painting)
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ink(noun, verb, blue, color, paint)
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intimation(noun, drop, show, mark, touch)
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look
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saturation(noun, colour, stain, color, glow)
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scintilla(noun, drop, mark, touch, taste)
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shades
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shadowiness(noun, dimness, murkiness)
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smell(noun, drop, mark, touch, taste)
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