patterns

schemes

devices

adornments, caparisons, decorations, embellishments, frills, garnishes, ornaments, trims

addictions

dispositions

bents, inclinations, proclivities, sets, tendencies, tenors, turns

bags, conventions, forms, modes, styles

usages, uses

deportments, manners, mores

drills, grooves, jog trots, regimes (also régimes), regimens, rotes, routines, ruts

affectations, airs, poses

attributes, characteristics, marks, traits

eccentricities, kinks, oddities, peculiarities, quirks, singularities, tics

daily dozens, regimens

housekeepings

customs, fashions, habits, practices (also practises), tricks, wonts

approaches, manners, methods, procedures, strategies, styles, tacks, techniques, ways

designs, plans, programs, schemes

conventions, policies, traditions

motifs, themes