concoction
控制
definition
noun
a concoction of gables, shingles, stained glass, and towers inspired by English medieval houses
a mixture of various ingredients or elements.
example
Berkeley drank more of the strange 'concoction' , his attention drawn to Harold's neck.
In the course of the initial case, the plaintiff was compelled to change the time and date of the alleged sexual activity three times as the defence was able to expose the 'concoction' .
her story is an improbable 'concoction'
All in all, the show was a fine 'concoction' , with first-class ingredients and impeccable presentation.
This film is an intriguing and hugely entertaining 'concoction' that could benefit greatly from an extended running time.
He had no real opportunity for reflection or 'concoction' , too little time for fabrication.
The Prime Minister has simply been allowed to employ what is standard operating procedure for his government: when one set of lies is exposed, replace them with a new 'concoction' .
One night, after sampling a strange 'concoction' made from the rose petals collected from Croxleys Wood, Geoff encounters the beautiful Rosemary.
Or maybe the story about Seagal was a 'concoction' to start with, and he won't be needing to peruse The Echo's real estate classifieds.
They may be a depraved tangle but it's the disparate 'concoction' and uninhibited mindset that improbably make this band one of the most inventive and mystifyingly unsettling live acts I've seen in ages.
Language has the authority of being a 'concoction' - its elements familiarly charged, their composite a chance to see with fresh eyes the range and weight of our possibility.
But I will put my trust in the American system, where fabrication and 'concoction' may work for awhile, but sooner or later the calumny is exposed.
But the group didn't stop there, as the entire 'concoction' 's tied together by a quasi-religious theme of traveling home under the watchful eye of Mother Mary.
her story is an improbable 'concoction'
His main beverage is a unique 'concoction' of ingredients deemed healthy in Japan: raw egg, sesame seeds, unpolished rice, parched bean flour, green tea leaves, vinegar and yogurt.
Elevators, Marty had noticed, were a strange 'concoction' .
the facade is a strange 'concoction' of northern Mannerism and Italian Baroque
a 'concoction' of gables, shingles, stained glass, and towers inspired by English medieval houses
This cake - a 'concoction' that defies the combination of its ingredients - is so delectable I ate half of it in the two days we were there.
she wore a skin-tight 'concoction' of bugle heads and sequins
What seems to have been the 'concoction' was this suggestion that his role was the explanation for this extortion by the field officers, which the Tribunal treats as not a rational explanation for what had happened.
Their legacy is cemented in a strange 'concoction' of Karo syrup, red dye, and makeup base.
Those elements are a potent 'concoction' and they make editorial cartooning a singular and indispensable part of American journalism.
Place this ingredient into the 'concoction' last, otherwise something deadly might occur.
As I collected my coffee the strange chocolate 'concoction' was sitting unclaimed on the counter.
Amid these chemical 'concoctions' we find elements significant to the cosmos, allowing me to offer a view of the periodic table through the lens of an astrophysicist.
Her grandmother often took her to the city to find special ingredients for her 'concoctions' .
Instead, inventive Russians got busy distilling their own heady and often fatal alcoholic 'concoctions' using ingredients like toothpaste or shoe polish.
The findings completely falsified the 'concoctions' of the secular media and the minority religious leaders.
The tent contained a collection of herbs and strange 'concoctions' which glistened in the lamplight, lending a sinister glow to the place.
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