Someone or something of importance.
"The CEO refused to meet with anyone, insisting that nothing less than a major investor could secure his attention."
In any way, any extent or any degree.
"The storm made it impossible to do anything outside."
Any object, act, state, event, or fact whatever; a thing of any kind; something or other.
"The detective searched every corner of the room for anything that might have been left behind by the intruder."