essentially russian

• су́щность

  essence, nature, substance

  main point, gist, core

  in essence, essentially, basically

• фундаментально

  fundamentally, thoroughly, basically, essentially

• в основно́м

  mainly, mostly, largely, for the most part

  basically, essentially, on the whole, in the main

Examples

• Факт, по су́ти, бесспо́рен.

  A fact is, essentially, irrefutable.

• Диало́г — э́то, в су́щности, цепь ре́плик.

  A dialogue is, essentially, a chain of replies.

• По су́ти, э́то та́йна нау́ки.

  Essentially, this is the secret of science.

• Э́то, по су́ти, то, из-за чего я пришёл.

  This is essentially why I came.

• Я по свое́й су́ти че́стный челове́к.

  I'm essentially an honest person.

• Историки называют тот режим полуколониальным по сути.

  Historians describe that regime as essentially semi-colonial.

• Фильм получился красивым, но мифологичным по сути.

  The film turned out beautiful, but essentially mythical.