Collocations for commotion - noun

big, great, huge, loud (esp. AmE), terrible
sudden

cause, make
The people upstairs were making a great commotion.

hear
see (AmE)

break out, erupt
die down

in a/the commotion
Lots of furniture had been knocked over in the commotion.

commotion about, commotion over
What's all the commotion about?