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.

Q: They had a feeling either the bookcase or the clock would fall first. The _ was unstable.

A: clock
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Q: The young girl put lipstick from the container onto her lips until the _ was empty.

A: container
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Q: I had to prune a tree in the yard but all I had were scissors so I borrowed some shears since the _ were strong enought.

A:
shears
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