4
hurly-burly(noun, disorder, agitation, commotion, turmoil)
4
run-in(noun, trouble, fight, dispute, speech)
4
stew(noun, activity, disorder, bother, passion)
4
storm(noun, activity, trouble, attack, disorder)
4
uprising(noun, trouble, disorder, shock, confusion)
4
whirl(noun, disorder, bother, confusion, protest)
3
bother(noun, activity, trouble, disorder, excitement)
3
scrap(noun, trouble, fight, dispute, speech)
3
punch-up(noun, fight, brawl, fray, scuffle)
3
upset(noun, activity, trouble, bother, excitement)
3
alarums and excursions(noun, expression, turmoil, riot, upheaval)
3
blare(noun, agitation, commotion, noise, tumult)
3
clutter(noun, agitation, commotion, uproar, fracas)
3
corroboree(noun, agitation, commotion, uproar, fracas)
3
ferment(noun, trouble, disorder, passion, excitement)
3
flap(noun, activity, trouble, attack, disorder)
3
flutter(noun, bother, excitement, commotion)
3
hassle(noun, activity, trouble, disorder, bother)
3
hurly(noun, agitation, commotion, uproar, fracas)
3
kerfuffle(noun, activity, disorder, bother, excitement)
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