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Common collocations with mystery in American Collocation

mystery noun

US /ˈmɪst(ə)ri/

not yet explained or not able to be explained

enduring
insoluble
unexplained
unfathomable
unsolved

The issue of consciousness is considered by many to be the most important unsolved mystery of modern science.

great

big
deep
great
profound

They all shared a consuming desire to understand the deepest mysteries of life.

complete

complete
total

The cause of this is still a complete mystery to me.

What really happened remains a total mystery.

little

little

It was obviously another of life’s little mysteries, that we would never explain.

interesting

intriguing

Inspector Wallander has yet another intriguing mystery to solve in this new novel by Mankell.

explain a mystery

explain
reveal
solve
uncover
unlock
unravel

The novel is about the attempts of a young journalist to unravel the mystery of a young girl’s murder 25 years previously.

try to understand a mystery

explore
ponder
understand

Now science has given us the tools to understand the mystery of healing foods and nutrients.

be or remain a mystery

be shrouded in
remain

His early life is shrouded in mystery.

deepen
remain
surround something
unfold
unravel

The mystery deepens when another intelligence officer is murdered in the same way.

Mystery still surrounds the causes of this disease.

Police are no closer to solving the mystery surrounding the young man’s death.