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: The infection blocked his nasal passage, but the medicine cleared it up, the _ was powerless against it.

Answer: infection


Question: The lotion that my sister bought, didn't work on her skin because the _ was out of date.

Answer: lotion


Question: The horse ran faster on the track than in the field because the _ was more slippery.

Answer:
field