dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
mountain villa; mountain retreat; mountain cottage
murder swap; murder exchange; murder of each other's targets by co-conspirators
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
false evidence; perjury; false testimony
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
murder; homicide; manslaughter
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
word game; wordplay; playing with words
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
disclosure; exposure; revelation
induction; inductive method
original method or procedure; serious; orthodox; classical
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
missing link (e.g. transitional fossil)
social awareness (e.g. in fiction)
gender; distinction of sex; sex
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
reverse chronological order
(sudden) complete reversal (of plot); unexpected twist (at end of story)
children's song; nursery song
fortune-telling; divination