takes a breath
- inhalesDraws air inward
- sighsAudible exhales of emotion
- pausesTemporary cessations of activity
- lungsRespiratory chest organs
- airGaseous envelope surrounding Earth
chest · deep · steady · shallow · holds · releases · oxygen · moment · calms · prepares · whispers · speaks · surfaces · dives · yoga · meditation · nervous · relief
- breathing actionsinhales, gasps, deep breath, shallow breath
continuity of action
takes a breathpresses on
Continues despite difficulty
pushes through · keeps going · pushes on · soldiers on · carries on
life state
takes a breathdies
Stops being alive
expires · flatlines · asphyxiates · suffocates · chokes