adj.
VERBS
▪ be , feel , seem , sound
▪ become
▪ leave sb , make sb
▪
The unaccustomed exercise left him ~.
ADVERB
▪ extremely , fairly , very , etc.
▪
He sounded rather ~.
▪ a little , slightly , etc.
▪ almost , nearly
PREPOSITION
▪ with
▪
By the end of the walk, she was ~ with exertion.
▪
The children peered through the open door, ~ with excitement.
▪ from
▪
We had to stop, ~ from exertion.
Breathless is used with these nouns: ↑ anticipation , ↑ excitement