Sentence:  The <WSD>matter</WSD> of whether the world needs a fourth Ice Age movie pales beside the question of why there were three before it, but Continental Drift feels less like an extension of a theatrical franchise than an episode of a middling TV cartoon, lolling around on territory that's already been settled. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A condition, subject or affair, especially one of concern.