They concocted a version that used dried soup.
They concocted scenarios, pretending to be soldiers or spies in distress.
They concocted banter, gab, palaver, patter — every sugary variety of small talk that dissolves into the night.
They concocted the plot via the online text messaging service WhatsApp, referring to it as "our mission as a family".
They concocted a little mysticism, using their own poetry as well as lines from Blake and Swinburne and Matthew Arnold, but they weren't mystical.
They concocted a fantasy life together, planning to open a bookstore, travel to Egypt, and dress each other in green velvet cloaks.
They concocted modern spaces with neo-Classical flourishes, awash in green marble and other luscious stone, some embedded with nautilus shells, lighted softly through glass ceiling panels.
They concocted schemes to manipulate electricity markets and to maximize Enron's profit, using names like Fat Boy and Death Star to describe the strategies.
They concocted sounds that were determinedly different from standard dance-club fare; what seems like a snare drum, for instance, is actually a tweaked version of an Indian tabla, Skrillex said.
They concocted a plan in which they would—in their words—'liberate' what they needed from a nearby junkyard.
They concocted the formula for Orange Glo Wood Cleaner & Polish in their garage and used their own kitchen cabinets as a test lab.
