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                           noun puzzle:   It was a mystery who did it.
                           
                           
                           
                           
                        
    
                       
                    
                        
                        
                        
                    
 
                    
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                           mystery verbs  be a mystery  • It’s a mystery how he got my phone number.  remain a mystery  • What caused the accident remains a mystery.  solve/unravel a mystery  (= find out what happened ) • The children were given the clues and had to try to solve the mystery.  the mystery deepens  (= it becomes more difficult to understand ) • Why would he run away if he were not guilty? The mystery deepens.  the mystery surrounding something  • Research has unravelled much of the mystery surrounding the ageing process.  adjectives  a complete/total mystery  • She said that her husband’s disappearance was a complete mystery.  an unsolved mystery  • What happened to her is still an unsolved mystery.  a great mystery  (= a big and important mystery ) • It is one of the great mysteries of science.  a little/minor mystery  • It was a minor mystery how the file had survived the fire.  a big mystery  • If they are right, they have solved one of the biggest mysteries in astronomy.  phrases  something is one of life’s (little) mysteries  (= it is something that you will never understand – used humorously ) • Where socks disappear to after they’ve been washed is one of life’s little mysteries.  mystery 2 verbs  be shrouded/veiled in mystery  (= be unable to be explained ) • The origins of this tradition remain shrouded in mystery.  mystery surrounds something  (= something cannot be explained ) • Mystery has always surrounded the purpose of the great stone circle of Stonehenge.  adjectives  deep mystery  (= big and important mystery ) • the deep mystery of the human mind  great mystery  • We wondered about the great mystery of death.  phrases  an element of mystery  (= part of something that seems mysterious ) • There is an element of mystery and miracle in the process.  an air of mystery  (= something that seems mysterious ) • There was an air of mystery about him.  a sense of mystery  (= a feeling that something is mysterious ) • The garden had hidden corners that gave it a sense of mystery. 
                           
                           
                           
                           
                        
    
                       
                    
                        
                        
                        
                    
 
                    
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                             noun ADJ.  big, great How the disease started is one of medicine's great mysteries. | little, minor, small one of life's little mysteries | complete, total She was a total mystery to him despite their long association. | whole He had found the clue to unlock the whole mystery | certain Her blue eyes had a certain mystery. | real | central the central mystery of the story | deep, profound a place of deep mystery and enchantment | arcane | dark, terrible | fascinating | insoluble | unexplained, unsolved | religious, sacred | scientific | murder He is the author of several murder mysteries. VERB + MYSTERY  be, present (sb with), remain How these insects actually communicate presents something of a mystery. | have, hold It was easy to believe that the tiny hamlet held some great mystery. | be cloaked in, be shrouded in, be veiled in The whole incident was shrouded in mystery. | lose Air travel has lost much of its mystery. | clear up, explain, resolve, solve, uncover, unlock, unravel The police are close to solving the mystery of the missing murder weapon. | shed/throw light on The witness could shed no light on the mystery of the deceased's identity. | explore, fathom, grapple with, penetrate, understand Her poetry attempts to penetrate the dark mystery of death. | ponder (on) She pondered the mystery of the disappearing thief. MYSTERY + VERB  deepen The mystery deepened when the police's only suspect was found murdered. | surround sth the mystery surrounding her resignation MYSTERY + NOUN  man, woman Their suspect was a mystery man: a quiet, happily married man with no enemies. | caller, guest | tour | disease, illness, virus PREP.  ~ about There's a bit of a mystery about this child. | ~ as to It remains a mystery as to where he was buried. | ~ to My sister is a complete mystery to me. PHRASES  an air/aura of mystery Wearing dark glasses gives him an air of mystery. | something of a mystery, take the mystery out of sth Modern weather forecasts try to take the mystery out of meteorology.
                           
                           
                           
                           
                        
    
                       
                    
                        
                        
                        
                    
 
                    
                        Oxford Collocations Dictionary