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.

She had just gotten her first period not long ago, so she used a tampon with a string. She struggled to use the tampon because the _ was short.
string

I had a meeting at a crowded and heated place, the AC was damaged. Luckily  it wasnt so _ so the temperature went down.
crowded

They've shown the map and chart to us for the dive but the map was more understandable since the _ was confusing.

chart