Past riddles

I can be a hasty throw or a fleeting tryst. What am I?

I wear a tux but bear no crown. Bird or monarch - name me now.

A sudden burst of light, or a sudden burst of bare. What am I?

I make bacon sizzle and suspects squirm. What am I?

I ponder 'to be' upon a stage, yet I'm no larger than a cluster of homes. What name am I?

I grow in sun and sweeten your tea; I also steady steps when legs disagree. What am I?

I snap beneath boots yet, when spoken, you might finally get it. What am I?

I can hold your things or end your career. What am I?

I am footsteps with leisure, time stretched in small strides—no race, no route, just easy...

Hired to guide you home or paid to keep you near; sometimes a car, sometimes a companion....