matter

[1]	be important/of importance , count , be of consequence , make a difference , mean something
[2]	count , weigh

[1]	material , affair , thing , substance , stuff , sum and substance
[2]	situation , topic , subject , issue , question , issue , affair , business , subject , topic , condition , thing , fact , concern , occurrence , episode , incident , event , occasion , proceeding
[3]	problem , difficulty , trouble , complication , worry , upset , dilemma , quandary , enigma , puzzle
[4]	content , essentials , pith , context , theme , argument , purport , implication , signification , meaning , meaningfulness , import , importance , significance , moment , weight , consequence
[5]	amount , sum , quantity , question