instruction:
You need to answer a given question containing a blank (_). Your answer must be one of the two objects mentioned in the question, for example "trophy" and "suitcase". Your answer must not contain a word that is not present in the question. Please don't use articles (e.g., the, a) before the answer.
question:
John could not finish watching the movie within the time his mom gave him because the _ is long.
answer:
movie


question:
I couldn't rake all of the leaves with my rakes, because the _ were too plentiful.
answer:
leaves


question:
The woman pierced the customer's tongue with a needle before piercing his nose because the _ was numb.
answer:

tongue