going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
retainer's stipend; official pay; salary
good news; glad tidings; gospel (teachings or revelations of Christ)
exemption; exoneration; discharge
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
rule; reign; government; governing
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
ancestral; hereditary; handed down from generation to generation; for generations; from generation to generation
to fire (from a job); to sack; to dismiss
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to increase in value; to gain prestige
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
wallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook
complete failure; debacle; fiasco; disaster
everybody; every last one of them; all
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
to become bald from the forehead; to recede (of one's hairline)
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to give up on; to turn one's back on; to abandon; to forsake; to desert; to leave
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
egoistic; self-centered; selfish
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
prominent; eminent; leading; foremost; distinguished
abstention; nonintervention; noninterference
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
to smash down; to batter down; to beat in; to destroy
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
to one's heart's content or satisfaction
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
bullying (the weak); bully
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)