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Gasping for breath, typically due to exertion

Feeling or causing great excitement or other strong feelings

Muggy, stuffy, with bad ventilation

Moving or proceeding with significant speed

Dead, no longer alive or living

To be overcome by lust or aroused

Feeling tired, fatigued or weary

Confounded with surprise or wonder

Mesmerized by someone or something, typically in a positive way

Constricted or suffocated due to pressure or lack of air

Lacking a coherent or logical sequence or connection

Tranquil in nature

Showing or characterized by great energy and movement

Producing strong emotion, especially sadness or sympathy

In a state of high anticipation

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Adjective

Gasping for breath, typically due to exertion

“The swordsman was breathless and tired, yet he had fared better than all his friends, though he did not know it.”

Adjective

Feeling or causing great excitement or other strong feelings

waiting with bated breath

on pins and needles

with bated breath

on the edge of your seat

ready and willing

champing at the bit

consumed with desire

as keen as mustard

keen as mustard

chomping at the bit

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

full of determination

infatuated with

burning with excitement

like a ball of fire

desiring success

very enthusiastic

dyed-in-the-wool

extremely enthusiastic

full of enthusiasm

straining at the leash

chafing at the bit

upwardly mobile

highly motivated

untrammelled^UK

perfectionistic

favourably inclined

enamoured of^US

detail oriented

jumping up and down

hankering after

very enthusiastic about

with an appetite

intensely competitive

fiercely competitive

bound and determined

stop at nothing

having killer instinct

as thick as thieves

scrutinizing^US

in the right frame of mind to

in the right frame of mind for

enthusiastic about

bred-in-the-bone

aspiring towards

scrutinising^UK

coming on strong

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“Go on, come on, leave me breathless. Tempt me, tease me, until I can't deny this loving feeling.”

Adjective

Muggy, stuffy, with bad ventilation

badly ventilated

poorly ventilated

like a Turkish bath

like a blowtorch

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“The evening brought little respite from the breathless humidity that was even more oppressive in this stadium.”

Adjective

Moving or proceeding with significant speed

with good acceleration

lightning-quick

dangerously fast

quick as a wink

without warning

fast and furious

not to be delayed

swift as an arrow

inconsequential

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“Do you find yourself moving through life at a breathless pace?”

Adjective

Dead, no longer alive or living

dead as a doornail

as dead as a doornail

pushing up daisies

bought the farm

having breathed one's last

bitten the dust

no longer extant

no longer living

out for the count

dead to the world

out of one's misery

gone to meet maker

pushing up the daisies

resting in peace

gave up the ghost

kicked the bucket

no longer with us

no longer in existence

of blessed memory

ancient history

dead and buried

a thing of the past

over and done with

no longer existing

no longer known

down memory lane

sunk in oblivion

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“He stared down at her breathless body. The other patrons were outside on the sidewalk, attempting to be calm about the fact that they had just witnessed a terrible tragedy.”

Adjective

To be overcome by lust or aroused

sexually excited

sexually aroused

toey as a Roman sandal

hot and bothered

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Adjective

Feeling tired, fatigued or weary

worn to a frazzle

running on empty

gasping for breath

puffing and blowing

on your last legs

asleep on one's feet

extremely tired

out on one's feet

dead on one's feet

like death warmed up

with sunken cheeks

the worse for wear

dead and buried

gone to the wall

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Adjective

Confounded with surprise or wonder

at a loss for words

knocked for six

knocked sideways

discombobulated

at sixes and sevens

thrown off balance

filled with astonishment

filled with amazement

filled with wonder

uncomprehending

filled with awe

rendered speechless

caught on the hop

caught on the wrong foot

wonder-stricken

at a complete loss

dazed and confused

terror-stricken

horror-stricken

unable to believe your eyes

scared to death

frightened to death

unable to believe one's ears

completely surprised

knocked for a loop

had their heads messed with

caused to be at a stand

disorganized^US

taken by surprise

made to scratch their head

left speechless

staring in amazement

disorganised^UK

up against a brick wall

without an answer

not knowing if you are coming or going

uncertain which way to turn

discountenanced

swept off your feet

unable to continue

pushing the panic button

in a cold sweat

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Adjective

Mesmerized by someone or something, typically in a positive way

under someone's spell

in a brown study

mentally enchanted

eat sleep and breathe

very interested

very inquisitive

extremely curious

highly interested

extremely interested

in a world of your own

immersed in thought

deep in thought

lost in thought

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Adjective

Constricted or suffocated due to pressure or lack of air

Adjective

Lacking a coherent or logical sequence or connection

incomprehensible

disorganised^UK

disorganized^US

all over the place

higgledy-piggledy

all over the map

all over the shop

all over the lot

ill-thought-out

like a bomb's hit it

all Greek to me

discombobulated

badly organized

at sixes and sevens

like a dog's dinner

like a dog's breakfast

every which way

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Adjective

Tranquil in nature

without a cloud in the sky

Adjective

Showing or characterized by great energy and movement

full of vim and vigour

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

alive and kicking

bright and breezy

full of the joys of spring

full of get-up-and-go

as lively as a grig

as merry as a grig

in high spirits

full of vim and vigor

hale and hearty

full of the joy of living

in good spirits

feeling one's oats

full of joie de vivre

like a new person

fresh as a daisy

coming on strong

still going strong

good-humoured^UK

good-humored^US

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Adjective

Producing strong emotion, especially sadness or sympathy

heart-wrenching

emotionally moving

arousing affect

demoralising^UK

demoralizing^US

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Adverb

In a state of high anticipation

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