despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession)
of the greatest importance
hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists
same in identity
closely similar or comparable in kind or quality or quantity or degree
quantifier; used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')
completely given to or absorbed by
