bustling

to claim credit due to others; to appropriate others' credit or honor

to take home sb else's stray sheep

to get rid of

to ward off calamities

to seize

to roll up the sleeves

to usurp

to repel the barbarians

restless

tumultuous

to rise to action with a determined shake of the arms

a place buzzing with activity (idiom)

to resist foreign aggression

to spread harvested grain over an area

to bare one's arms (in agitation)

to stand off

to rob and steal

to disturb (dialect)

disorderly

disorderly

to clear oneself of dishonor

to resist foreign aggression and pacify the interior of the country (idiom)

arms and confusion (idiom); turmoil of war