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v. Simple past tense and past participle of matter.

"Perhaps he had believed that a name mattered little when the life expectancy was short."

matter of fact    upon the whole matter   

form   

mattered    mattering    matters   

moment    import    consequence    trouble    problem   

material    pus    quantity    copy    importance    subject    affair    circumstance    mail    matter of record   

no matter    it doesn't matter   

material    body    substance    theme    concern    affair    business    importance    significance    moment   

Attar    Hatter    Tatar    antimatter    attar    batter    blatter    chatter    clatter    fatter   

subject    thing    idea    affair    problem    point    cause    horse    -ways    wine