What brings you down but never up?

It is a six-letter word.
The first four letters are me.
The second and last letters are the same.
The fourth second and last letter is payment.

Who is it?

I shave every day, but my beard stays the same. What am I?

I am an odd number. Take away a letter and I become even. What number am I?

I never stop running even when I standstill. If I am formed by joining two identical bodies together, can you guess who I am?

While house hunting in London, I came across a very good leasehold property Discussing the lease the landlady told me:

'The property was originally on a 99 years lease and two-thirds of the time passed is equal to four-fifths of the time to come. Now work it out for yourself and see how many years are to go!

It begins where the time ends.
Its second is an expression of surprise.
Its third is a question.
Its fourth is urinate.
It ends with a drink.

Which country it is?

Find the 8 in the below-given Image.

There are 2 people near the river and both of them want to get on the other side. The boat can only take one of them. But they got across.
How?

John left on a horse on Thursday , was gone for two days, and came back on Thursday after completing his work. How did that happen?