She kneaded his shoulders, and the tension melted away from the muscles there.

The tension melted slowly from her neck and shoulders as she drew a long, deep breath.

Was it Lincoln's imagination or did the tension suddenly melt from her silhouette?

They met an hour later at a lounge in Chelsea, and all the tension melted away.

The tension in her shoulders melted under his masterful charm.

Suddenly, he'll release a long, gently waving line, and the tension will melt away.

A light flashed on Uhura's board, and she felt her own tension melt a little.

By degrees, the tension in her body and mind melted away, like a morning frost succumbing to the rising sun.

She felt the tension melt from his limbs as if he were flowing into her and becoming one.

Then the tension in her face melted and she seemed to relax again.