Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
На душе (волнительно)
English translation:
[palpable] tension hung in the air
Russian term
На душе (волнительно)
MY VERSION: Everyone was in a concerned frame of mind.
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Proposed translations
New Zealand
Translation with excellence
Native in: Russian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, French to English, and 3 more.
[palpable] tension hung in the air
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Leigh Mosley
: or even "you could feel the tension in the air"
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India
Russian-English Technical Financial
Native in: Marathi 
, English
Works in: Russian to English, Russian to Hindi, Hindi to Russian, and 3 more.
heart fell into stomach
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Note added at 1 hr (2010-12-13 05:57:32 GMT)
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The bomb was not found. The plane took off, however, everyone's heart fell into stomach.
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20091206184733AA...
everybody kept worrying
Canada
I'm the one to translate for you
Native in: Russian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, Ukrainian to English
...but everybody was feeling great concern
Or you can make it just in the simple past.
Zimbabwe
English—Russian
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, Russian
everyone was on the anxious seat
Though it had been only a sailorman, one of the innumerable unwashed, the steward of the receiving hospital had been on the anxious seat all the morning.
Russian Federation
Treu dem Job & ergeben der Fremdsprache
Native in: Russian (Variant: Standard-Russia) , Tatar
Works in: German to Russian, English to Russian, Russian to German, and 5 more.
they all were in a troubled state (agitated, excited)
Ukraine
Quality Translations for Quality Clients
Native in: Russian , Ukrainian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, English to Ukrainian, and 6 more.
“everyone's nerves were on edge” or “everyone was so jumpy”
Italy
MS Geology
Native in: English , Russian
Works in: Russian to English, Italian to English, English
everyone felt uneasy
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or felt ill at ease
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cyhul
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thank you
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DTSM
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thank you
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Andrey Lisov
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thank you
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Russian Federation
proficient translation
Native in: English , Russian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, English
..., but everybody had a sharp aftertaste
still feeing unsettled
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Note added at 21 hrs (2010-12-14 02:22:23 GMT)
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Typo - should be "feel" unsettled
Discussion
Раз и на всегда: я текст не писала, и редактировать его не собираюсь. Он у меня у самой уже в печенках сидит! Дайте спокойно перевести, ребята!