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 bought a new pipe, but it didn't fit into the socket, because the _ was too thick.
pipe

James could not pick up all the seeds in his hands because the _ are too small.
hands

The club was a much better place to be social than the library , as the _ encouraged conversation.

club