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