Then he felt her tighten and shift against his side as if she'd made a decision.

John felt his nails tighten against the seat of the car.

He could feel his back muscles tightening against a blow.

He tightened his abdominal muscles against the power of the feeling within him.

He could feel his body go light in the seat, and then tighten against the shoulder harness.

For the first time since they'd met, he could see fear in Chuck's eyes, his jaw trying to tighten against it.

Jessica started to speak, felt the arm tighten against her throat.

But recently the league tightened some rules, particularly against hand-checking.

But she has also called for tightening the nation's borders against illegal aliens.

He limped on, tightening his lips against the pain of movement.