Opened with a Twist Riddle

Question

A dagger thrust at my own heartDictates the way I'm swayed.Left I stand and right I yieldTo the twisting of the blade.What am I?

Answer

More What am I Riddles

Many Words From One There is a common English word that is nine letters long. Each time you remove a letter from it it still remains an English word - from nine letters right down to a single letter. What is the original word and what are the words that it becomes after removing one letter at a time? The base word is Startling. What is the longest word in the dictionary? What is the longest word in the dictionary? Smiles (there is a mile between the two S's)

More Riddles and Answers
Logic - Math - Miscellaneous - What Am I - Words