Inhale deeply, exhale completely.

Meaning: Take a deep breath in and let it all out completely.

Choice of Words: Inhale means to take air into the lungs. Exhale means to release air from the lungs. Deeply and completely emphasize the extent to which one should breathe in and out.

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Breathe in, breathe out.

Meaning: This means to take a breath in and then breathe out.

Choice of Words: Breathe is a general term for taking air into and releasing air from your lungs. In means to take air into your lungs. Out means to release air from your lungs.

Fill your lungs, empty your lungs.

Meaning: This means to take a deep breath in and then breathe out all the air in your lungs.

Choice of Words: Fill means to make something full of something else. Lungs are the organs in your chest that you use to breathe. Empty means to make something empty of something else.

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