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.
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Question: The chef cooked all the eggplant in the wok. It cooked very quickly because the _ was very small.

Answer: eggplant


Question: Mary tried to crack walnuts with her teeth for her heart healthy crunchy salad, but the _  were too weak.

Answer: teeth


Question: Since he was afraid of heights, the man moved from the staircase to the platform, because the _ was lower.

Answer:
platform