| Checked |
| Lessened |
| Moderated |
| Restrained |
| Diminished. |
| ____ breath |
| Type of breath |
| Kind of breath |
| Held, as breath |
| Like some breath |
| Like some breaths |
| With _____ breath |
| Italian dumplings |
| Breath of suspense. |
| Reduced in intensity |
| Held back, as breath |
| Restrained, as breath |
| Suspensefully held in |
| Like a whisperer's breath |
| With __ breath: expectantly |
| With ___ breath (excitedly) |
| With ___ breath (anxiously) |
| Like an excited person's breath |
| Like the breath of excited people |
| With __ breath: tensely anticipatory |
| With ___ breath (in a nervous state) |
| With ___ breath (showing anticipation) |