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

Answer: teeth

Question: Jared planned to evict his tenant from their apartment, but he found the _ more difficult to remove than he had thought.

Answer: tenant

Question: James waited for some time for the water to fill up the bucket but the water had been flowing above it because the _ is much.

Answer:
time