阴影 in English:

They prefer the shadows rather than the spotlight.

They hid themselves in the shadows.

Those shadows appeared in a way like giant dinosaurs, with a long neck and a very big jaw without teeth.

Coming events cast their shadows before.

I tried to take care with the shadows, but it just doesn't go very well.

El Carnicero harvests organs and disposes of bodies for a living, working in the shadows, unlike many of his associates.