Related Clues:

• Inhaled and exhaled
• Got wind of having lunged, perhaps (8)
• Inhaled
• Strangely, hard debater was whispering
• Showed signs of life
• Whispered 'The money will cover it'
• Whispered about the bad, scruffy exterior
• Showed some sign of life with the food being passed round
• Had an inhalation
• Had inspiration?