darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
with a fixed time; with a deadline
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
contract; compact; agreement
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
shady; underhanded; questionable
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
hostile relations; hostile relationship
intelligence gathering; information gathering
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
neck; head; dismissal; discharge