pounced

"to present an envoy to the king"

"The poor ventilation in the classroom made it difficult to concentrate. "

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

"He intends to go to university."

"The scholarship offered a valuable opportunity for students to pursue higher education. "

"My grandmother furnished her new apartment with comfortable chairs and a stylish sofa. "

"The sharp pencil perforated the thin piece of paper. "

"We will ornament the windows with trim to make the room seem brighter."

"He decorated the Christmas card with a sprinkle of glitter."

"We decorated the Christmas tree with tinsel and baubles."

"The notebook paper had perforations so you could easily tear out a clean sheet. "

"The gingerbread was delicately, if imprecisely, captured by the brushstrokes."