Not only land, but water was a major factor in building tensions between Israel and it neighbours.

It was the kind of day when mundane tasks were needed to reduce the building tension.

The constant and building tension of this voyage was wearing him thin.

Sam faced them, aware of the building tension growing between them.

Brooke rose and brushed past him, eager to escape the building tension.

His little joke was designed to ease any building tension, and it worked in most cases.

Most senior White House officials took the day off, their first respite in weeks of building tension.

This time she recognized the building tension, the way sensations flooded her body.

It had given him great pleasure and a release from a building tension.

Lowel followed, taking one pace for two, trying to control the building tension.