formulate

她花时间仔细构思她的答案。

She took time to ___formulate her answer carefully.

他终于就此事表达了自己的观点。

He finally managed to ___formulate his own opinion on the matter.

律师花时间构思了对这个问题的精确回答。

The lawyer took time to ___formulate a precise reply to the question.