blade ridge
To fight intensely
To complain
obsolescence
repeatedly
a short while
To dip into your savings
To win, a politician needs a voter base, advertising and money
ornamental tile adorning the ends of a ridgepole (usu. a figure of a demon or tiger-carp)
Kindness can become overbearing
To get tired of waiting
To line your own pockets
Divide up; Split up
You've made your bed, now lie in it
You reap what you sow
Examine yourself before criticizing others
anticipation
Acting out of desperation
All directions
moving a tree
an author or poet