Answer:

thawed

Answer	Crossword Clue
THAWED	Softened up
THAWED	Relented
THAWED	Became less aloof

THAWED	Changed into liquid
THAWED	Prepared for cooking, in a way
THAWED	Warmed up
THAWED	Melted
THAWED	Deiced
THAWED	Got less tense
THAWED	Eased, as tension
THAWED	Became more friendly

THAWED	Liquefied.
THAWED	Grew genial.
THAWED	Unbent.
THAWED	Unbent
THAWED	Unfroze
THAWED	Running again
THAWED	Showed a bit more friendliness
THAWED	Improved, as relations

THAWED	Liquefied
THAWED	Ceased to be frozen
THAWED	No longer frozen
THAWED	Headed toward a rapprochement
THAWED	Prepared for cooking
THAWED	Prepared for cooking, perhaps