altercations

I was constantly ostracized, threatened, and involved in altercations that landed me in the hospital or near death on several occassions.

Boing Boing 2006

Then the happiness of life is squandered in altercations about the merest trifles.

A Manual of Etiquette with Hints on Politeness and Good Breeding Sophia Orne 1873

Some of the people on the board seem to enjoy these "altercations".

When to Walk Away zornhau 2010

But other than the bizarreness of it, it was a relatively easy flight to take and certainly there was no kind of altercations or any activities on board -- Soledad.

CNN Transcript Aug 21, 2006 2006

The changes follow a meeting between the city, police, Lowe's and state Sen. Carl Kruger, who claimed drivers have been having "altercations" with the union flagmen.

NY Post: News 2010

On Smith and his 'altercations' and whether he was fortunate to stay on the pitch:

Soccer Blogs - latest posts 2009

You can, in fact, go home again, but it is going to involve serious heartbreak, a coke binge, multiple altercations, confronting uncomfortable truths and your own mother slapping your just-punched face.

Cynthia Ellis: Trifecta Interview: Michael Cuesta Directs Ron Eldard and Jill Hennessy in The Roadie: Queens, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll Cynthia Ellis 2011

You can, in fact, go home again, but it is going to involve serious heartbreak, a coke binge, multiple altercations, confronting uncomfortable truths and your own mother slapping your just-punched face.

Cynthia Ellis: Trifecta Interview: Michael Cuesta Directs Ron Eldard and Jill Hennessy in The Roadie: Queens, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll Cynthia Ellis 2011

Instead, we refereed several altercations between these brothers, threatened to withhold dessert, and wondered when these fiercely energetic boys would wear down.

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Grandmothers Jack Canfield 2011

She demurred, which probably meant I made it through the public school system with slightly fewer altercations that I would have.

Flattery will get you Everywhere! 2009