1 | Hard times; a time of troubles. | |
2 | Soldiers were sent in to quell the riots. | |
3 | He asked me not to come back for a day or two until the noise and commotion had settled down. | |
4 | One feature that has survived all the upheaval is the traditional emphasis on rote memorization. | |
5 | They were sustained by their belief that all this upheaval was part of an attempt to create a better society. |