what becomes customary is accepted as right

get accustomed to something

mere formalities(sheer rituals)

reactionary reign of terror

clear upalien(get rid of dissidents)

flowery speech, elegant thought

deeply ingrained into one's nature

while the time away

Speak ill of the abdomen

be poles apart(There is a world of difference.)

earn bread for one's family(maintain one's family)

cultivate one's moral character and perfect one's moral integrity

ride withlax reins

bide one's time(wait for an opportunity to act)

turn the world downside up

be out at elbows(in rags)

rare treasure

support one's aged folk and lead one's little one by the hand

wish to see your pleasant face

get/move/run in a groove(go on in the same old way)