The Gothic element there is the horror that ensues after he hears the tapping. The character is alone during a spooky, dreary night, nobody found anywhere, and suddenly there is a mysterious tapping by someone, and it turns out that no-one tapped, which means either madness or ghosts, that are either way both elements of Gothic writing.
Excising produces sweat and drinking water adds water to the body so it levels it out.
The International Court of Justice is the main judicial organ of the United Nations settling disputes between member states and providing advisory opinions .
It was trench warfare that was used to a great extent in World War I. This led to a significant elongation of the conflict, since targeting soldiers was much harder.
