to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to be a matter of life or death
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
relationship; connection; involvement; entanglement; implication (e.g. in a crime)
to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name
to affect someone's prestige; to be beneath one's dignity
in spite of; regardless of
a matter of life and death