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rumpus(noun, action, trouble, fight, dispute)
11
chafe(verb, decline, diminish, decrease, use)
11
clash(noun, action, fight, dispute, struggle)
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frazzle(noun, verb, break, cut, tear)
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set-to(noun, action, trouble, fight, dispute)
11
uproar(noun, trouble, disorder, fight, dispute)
10
dispute(noun, action, trouble, fight, challenge)
10
engagement(noun, action, fight, challenge, struggle)
10
free-for-all(noun, attack, disorder, fight, dispute)
10
fret(verb, smooth, clean, spread, stroke)
10
skirmish(noun, action, fight, challenge, struggle)
10
tussle(noun, action, fight, dispute, struggle)
9
contest(noun, action, fight, challenge, struggle)
9
encounter(noun, action, fight, challenge, struggle)
9
ravel(noun, verb, wear, shred, apart)
8
broil(noun, attack, fight, dispute, smash)
8
commotion(noun, trouble, disorder, fight, dispute)
8
scratch(verb, break, cut, separate, crack)
8
shred(verb, break, cut, separate, crack)
8
tatter(noun, verb, tear, wear, shred)
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