He was collapsed, barely breathing.

His reason for living is his family.

Reading his biography, you can understand how difficult his life was.

Let's take a breath and then start working again.

After running up the stairs, he ran out of breath.

He felt the fear of being buried alive.

He shuddered when he saw the scene where someone was buried alive in the horror movie.

He ran up the stairs and was out of breath.

He is very knowledgeable about the history of that region, like a living dictionary.

He is known as a living dictionary of that region.