Слово "tension". Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

At any moment the tension inside you was liable to translate itself into some visible symptom.

The tension left her eyes. She let her shoulders droop.

What a time it seemed! From comparing notes afterwards it was but an hour and a quarter, yet it appeared to me that the night must have almost gone, and the dawn be breaking above us. My limbs were weary and stiff, for I feared to change my position; yet my nerves were worked up to the highest pitch of tension, and my hearing was so acute that I could not only hear the gentle breathing of my companions, but I could distinguish the deeper, heavier in-breath of the bulky Jones from the thin, sighing note of the bank director. From my position I could look over the case in the direction of the floor. Suddenly my eyes caught the glint of a light.

The President’s openness and good humor were quickly evaporating any tension Rachel felt about being there.

A strange small spasm shook him, as if he heard fingernails scrape slate, but as I gazed at him in wonder the tension slowly drained from his face.

“They certainly look cool,” he said, with visible tension.

Now he could let it run through his fingers without the fish feeling any tension.