calm before a storm; lull before the storm
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to torment; to torture; to harass
contradiction; inconsistency
alternately; by turns; one after the other
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
talking in delirium; incoherent muttering
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
eighth day of the month; eight days
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
simmer; bubble out; flow out
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
sludge; slime; chemical ooze
to crack; to develop a crack
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to search for; to seek for; to look for
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
acceleration; speeding up
ninth day of the month; nine days
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
tenth day of the month; ten days
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
such ... as; or some such