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.

I avoided the live wire but not the fence it ran along because the _ was safe to touch.
fence

Elaine took the painkillers that were in the medicine bottle for her back pain until the _ was empty.
bottle

Michelle wanted to play the violin instead of the flute, because the _ was embarrassing.

flute