Collocations for mystery - noun

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.

genuine, real
central
the central mystery of the story

deep, profound
a place of deep mystery and enchantment

enduring, eternal, long-standing
ancient
dark
intriguing
impenetrable, unfathomable
insoluble (esp. BrE), unsolvable (esp. AmE)
unexplained, unsolved
divine, religious, sacred
scientific
detective, murder
He is the author of several murder mysteries.

be, present (sb with), remain
How these insects actually communicate presents something of a mystery.

have, hold
It was easy to believe that the house held some great mystery.

be cloaked in, be shrouded in
The whole incident was shrouded in mystery.

deepen
The silence has deepened the mystery surrounding his work.

lose
Air travel has lost much of its mystery.

retain
clear up, crack, discover, explain, figure out, piece together, resolve, solve, uncover, unlock, unravel, unveil
The police are close to solving the mystery of the missing murder weapon.

shed light on, throw light on
The witness could shed no light on the mystery of the deceased's identity.

explore, fathom, grapple with, penetrate, probe, understand
Her poetry attempts to penetrate the dark mystery of death.

contemplate, ponder, ponder on
She pondered the mystery of the disappearing thief.

remain
Mystery remains over who will star in the film.

deepen
The mystery deepened when the police's only suspect was found murdered.

unfold, unravel
involve sb/sth
surround sth
the mystery surrounding her resignation

man, woman
Their suspect was a mystery man: a quiet, happily married man with no enemies.

caller (esp. BrE), guest
shopper
benefactor (esp. BrE)
bidder, buyer (both esp. BrE)
prize (BrE)
tour (BrE)
bug, disease, illness, virus (all esp. BrE)
novel, story, thriller

mystery about
There's a bit of a mystery about this child.

mystery as to
It remains a mystery as to where he was buried.

mystery to
My sister is a complete mystery to me.

an air of mystery, an 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.