this side, on this side

pay no heed, ignore, turn a deaf ear to, pay no attention to, disregard, in one ear out of the other

(and) on top of it/that

as you sow, so shall you reap, it should be a transparent transaction, in cash

nothing changed, both are identical, both are similar, both are alike, similar in habits and traits and character etc.

carry out a useless work

to come to an end, be over

transparent

the devil finds work for the idle hands to do

to ferry over a raft or boat, to help one over (a difficulty), remove the difficulties (of)

succeed after a great effort

what happened has happened, bygones be bygones

those living on the opposite bank of a river

through and through, on both sides, from end to end