form
that's a mere matter of form

formality
a mere formality

freak
out of mere freak

mere
a mere coincidence

mister
be he prince or mere mister

mortal
the mere mortals

nobody
to be a mere nobody

nothing
a mere nothing

parrot
the girl is a mere parrot

peccadillo
that's a mere peccadillo

pose
what he does is mere pose

prejudice
this is mere prejudice

presumption
that is a mere presumption

report
I know of it by mere report

sham
his trial was a mere sham

shell
that's a mere shell of religion

sixpennyworth
he is a mere sixpennyworth of halfpence

skeleton
she is a mere skeleton

song
for a song / for a mere song

toy
he was a mere toy in her hands

trash
this novel is mere trash

wash
this soup is mere wash

window-dressing
that's all mere window-dressing

wreck
she is a mere wreck of her former self