ADJ

fiendish
alleged
assassination, blackmail, coup, death, murder

VERB + PLOT

hatch
uncover
foil

PREP

~ against
They had taken part in a Jacobite plot against William III
~ by
The police claim to have uncovered a plot by terrorists to assassinate the president

ADJ

simple
complex, complicated

VERB + PLOT

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

PLOT + VERB

develop, unfold

PLOT + NOUN

development

PHRASES

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

ADJ

garden, vegetable
farm, subsistence
building
burial
small
10-acre, 12-acre, etc.
They own a five-acre plot of land
family, private

VERB + PLOT

work

PLOT + VERB

measure sth
The plots each measure 10 metres by 20 metres

PHRASES

a plot of land

ADV

allegedly
secretly

PREP

against
He was arrested on suspicion of plotting against the king
with
Taylor plotted with his daughter to murder her husband

PHRASES

accuse/suspect sb of plotting sth

ADV

accurately
The positions of the archaeological finds are accurately plotted

PREP

against
Greenhouse temperature can be plotted against plant growth
on
plotting the figures on a graph