Riddle #826

What am I?

The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?

When it comes to me, you go on red and stops on green. What am I?

Before Mt. Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain in the world?

The more you take away, the bigger I become. What am I?

Look at me. I can bring a smile to your face, a tear to your eye, or even a thought to your mind. But, I can't be seen. What am I?

Take off my skin - I won't cry, but you will! What am I?

I am a word. If you pronounce me rightly, it will be wrong. If you pronounce me wrong it is right. What word am I?

I like to twirl my body but keep my head up high. After I go in, everything becomes tight. What am I?

I am a five letter word. If you remove all letters one by one from the last, I sound the same! What am I?

If you throw me out the window, I'll leave a grieving wife. Bring me back, but through the door, You'll see someone giving life. What am I?