4
turbulence(noun, disturbance, uprising, insurrection)
4
wear thin(verb, expression, decline, diminish, decrease)
3
annoy(verb, rub, grind, erode, scuff)
3
controversy(noun, action, trouble, fight, dispute)
3
disagreement(noun, action, fight, dispute, conflict)
3
dissension(noun, action, fight, dispute, conflict)
3
dust-up
3
erase(verb, smooth, clean, spread, stroke)
3
exchange of blows(expression, idiom)
3
gnaw(verb, friction)
3
graze(verb, decline, smooth, diminish, decrease)
3
grind(noun, verb, decline, diminish, decrease)
3
hullabaloo(noun, trouble, disorder, fight, shock)
3
make mincemeat of(expression, idiom)
3
misunderstanding(noun, dispute, smash, conflict, disagreement)
3
or melee
3
passage of arms(expression, idiom)
3
rub out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, friction)
3
scour(verb, smooth, clean, spread, stroke)
3
spat(noun, fight, dispute, disagreement, disturbance)
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