alive vs breathless

alive

adj
  • Having life; living; not dead. 

  • Carrying electrical current; energized. 

  • In a state of action; in force or operation; existent. 

  • Susceptible, sensitive; easy to impress; having keen feelings, as opposed to apathy. 

  • Synonym of live 

  • Out of all living creatures. 

  • Sprightly; lively; brisk. 

  • Busy with activity of many living beings; swarming; thronged; busy. 

breathless

adj
  • Not breathing; dead or apparently so. 

  • Having no wind; still, calm or airless. 

  • Having a somewhat hysterical tone, using over-emotive language. 

  • Having difficulty breathing; gasping. 

  • That makes one hold one's breath (with excitement etc.). 

How often have the words alive and breathless occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )