n. 25B6; noun
decaying vegetable matter : MATERIAL, substance, stuff.
the heart of the matter : AFFAIR, business, proceeding, situation, circumstance, event, happening, occurrence, incident, episode, experience; subject, topic, issue, question, point, point at issue, case, concern.
it is of little matter now : IMPORTANCE, consequence, significance, note, import, weight; formal moment.
what's the matter? : PROBLEM, trouble, difficulty, complication; upset, worry.
the matter of the sermon : CONTENT, subject matter, text, argument, substance.
an infected wound full of matter : PUS, suppuration, purulence, discharge.
25B6; verb it doesn't matter what you wear : BE IMPORTANT, make any/a difference, be of importance, be of consequence, signify, be relevant, count; informal cut any ice.
25A0; as a matter of fact ACTUALLY, in (actual) fact, in point of fact, as it happens, really, believe it or not, in reality, in truth, to tell the truth.
25A0; no matter IT DOESN'T MATTER, it makes no difference/odds, it's not important, never mind, don't worry about it.