contrive

The prisoner managed to contrive a clever way to pass messages to the outside world.

(Chinese) 这名囚犯设法谋划出一种巧妙的方法向外界传递信息。

Despite the tight budget, the team contrived to finish the construction project on time.

(Chinese) 尽管预算紧张，团队还是设法按时完成了建筑工程。