6
murkiness(noun, shade, darkness, dimness, blackness)
6
overcast(verb, cover, clear, obscure, confuse)
6
protection(noun, cover, shade, shed, sanctuary)
6
reflection(noun, copy, image, likeness)
6
revenant(noun, shade, spirit, vision, soul)
6
run down(verb, expression, cover, do, follow)
6
shape(noun, form, figure, structure, outline)
6
smell(noun, drop, mark, touch, taste)
6
spectre(noun, proposal)
6
spook(noun, verb, draw, follow, spirit)
5
haunt(noun, verb, follow, spirit, harass)
5
attendant(sequence, accompaniment)
5
bird-dog(verb, phrasal verb, cover, keep, do)
5
blight
5
cast(noun, form, body, figure, copy)
5
chimera(noun, spirit, imagination, ghost, apparition)
5
dash(noun, drop, show, mark, touch)
5
dwarf(verb, lead, dominate, vague, outdo)
5
figure(noun, form, shape, structure, outline)
5
gloominess(noun, shade, dark, darkness, silhouette)
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