Nouns

(n)shadowshade within clear boundaries
(n)darkness, dark, shadowan unilluminated area“he moved off into the darkness”
(n)apparition, phantom, phantasm, phantasma, fantasm, shadowsomething existing in perception only“a ghostly apparition at midnight”
(n)shadowa premonition of something adverse“a shadow over his happiness”
(n)trace, vestige, tincture, shadowan indication that something has been present“there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim”, “a tincture of condescension”
(n)shadowrefuge from danger or observation“he felt secure in his father's shadow”
(n)shadowa dominating and pervasive presence“he received little recognition working in the shadow of his father”
(n)tail, shadow, shadowera spy employed to follow someone and report their movements
(n)shadowan inseparable companion“the poor child was his mother's shadow”

Verbs

(v)shadowfollow, usually without the person's knowledge“The police are shadowing her”
(v)shadow, shade, shade offcast a shadow over
(v)shadow, overshadow, dwarfmake appear small by comparison“This year's debt dwarfs that of last year”