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.

He wondered whether the loss of his job or marriage would hurt most, but the _ ended first.
marriage

The team at the company had to be restructured completely for the next month because the _ was lazy.
team

The shirt that I got for my birthday did not fit in my closet, because the _ was too long.

shirt