In a tense encounter both sides finished level and a replay was required.
He gave Marla a dirty look, as though blaming her for this tense encounter.
Without being obvious about it, she appeared anxious to get this tense encounter over with.
The two men have had several tense encounters at social functions.
His calming presence often helped referees during difficult and tense encounters.
"Eight minutes to Gomorrah," the computer reported, oblivious to the tense encounter in the control room.
After a tense encounter by the fountain, Robbie and she don't speak again until they meet before a formal dinner.
After a tense encounter like that, a good commander knew how to focus his crew's attention on the next challenge.
Financial Times described the meeting as "one of the most tense encounters between the sides for several years".
Because he remembers many past episodes like this one, tense encounters that you don't recall?