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.

Mabel is a nurse and she helps her patients take their medicine before they eat food, even though the _ is good on an empty stomach.
food

We went with fixing the hood before we fixed the tires, since the _ would be a lot harder.
tires

The home was adorned with the scent of lavender by candles and sprays. The _ smelled natural.

candles