esteem the past over the present

hustle and bustle(as busy as a bee)

flurried

be ignorant and dull(woozy)

rushing headlong to disaster

carry out one's mission quickly

cast sheep's eyes at(give the eye to)

carry two faces under one head

trivial but useful things

sinister in appearance(with grossly offensive features)

with the wind taken out of one's sails

gentlefolk

be true to one's name

be apparently friendly but in fact not so

Be blind to the book

have an exaggerated reputation

Say yes and mean no

have seen with one's own eyes and heard with one's own ears

You can catch sparrows on the doorstep.

arrogant(conceited; haughty; hoitytoity; supercilious)