[Split Decisions]

Instructions

Take the ten letters in the middle of each row and split them, five on a side, to make words as defined by the clues.
Example:

Commandment word [L] [A] [B] [Y] [R] [I] [N] [T] [H] [S] Tasting of saltwater

Answer: SHALT, BRINY

Pitcher's perch [U] [N] [I] [M] [P] [R] [O] [V] [E] [D] Pit snake
He sits in the corner [C] [O] [U] [N] [T] [E] [R] [B] [I] [D] One trip around the sun
Doctor's assistant [R] [A] [U] [N] [C] [H] [I] [E] [S] [T] Eighth letter of the alphabet
Speak publicly [M] [E] [T] [A] [P] [H] [O] [R] [I] [C] Human's closest cousin
Serpentine [M] [O] [N] [E] [Y] [T] [A] [L] [K] [S] 6, for example