| programme |
| recurrent(adjective, regular, persistent, continuous, lasting) |
| regime(control, treatment, existence, handling) |
| shtick |
| stale(adjective, dull, set, simple, flat) |
| steady(adjective, regular) |
| subroutine |
| tedium(noun, dullness, toil, slowness, feebleness) |
| tired(adjective, dull, set, flat, silly) |
| unexciting(adjective, dull, quiet, weak, flat) |
| wearisome(adjective, dull, weak, stupid, ordinary) |
| well-worn(adjective, dull, set, flat, silly) |
| arrangement(form, order, process, procedure, way) |
| beaten path(noun, expression, form, activity, characteristic) |
| ceremonial(noun, adjective, service, rite, ceremony) |
| chore(noun, bore, labour, toil, task) |
| commonness(noun, regularity, frequency, normality, mediocrity) |
| constancy(noun, consistency, uniformity, regularity, orderliness) |
| current(adjective, simple, common, ordinary, familiar) |
| cut-and-dried(adjective, good, ordinary, usual, fixed) |