evil, fiendish
alleged
assassination, coup, murder, terrorist

hatch
uncover
foil

plot against
They had taken part in a plot against the king.

plot by
The police claim to have uncovered a plot by terrorists to assassinate the president.

simple
complex, complicated
basic
main

construct
She has constructed a complicated plot, with a large cast of characters.

advance
This car chase does nothing to advance the plot.

give away
I don't want to give away the plot to anyone who hasn't seen the movie.

develop, unfold
involve, revolve around
The main plot revolves around a suspicious death.

development
twist
There is a clever plot twist near the end of the film.

device

a twist in the plot, a twist of the plot
There are several unexpected twists in the plot before the murderer is revealed.

garden, vegetable
farm
building (esp. BrE)
burial
small
10-acre, 12-acre, etc.
They own a five-acre plot of land.

family, private

work

measure sth
a plot measuring 10 m by 20 m

a plot of land

allegedly
secretly
carefully
The killings were carefully plotted and not impulsive.

against
He was arrested on suspicion of plotting against the king.

with
Taylor plotted with his daughter to murder her husband.

accuse sb of plotting sth

accurately
The positions of the finds are accurately plotted.

against
Greenhouse temperature can be plotted against plant growth.

on
The figures are plotted on a graph.

Plot is used with these nouns as the object:
assassination, coup, course, curve, downfall, escape, move, murder, overthrow, revenge, strategy