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.

Mary decided she would stop drinking vodka, and only drink gin from now on, because she always seemed to have a hangover after drinking the _ .
vodka

John dusted the furniture in his room with a towel and it got the _ dirty.
towel

Jane had to fence with either a sword or a stick, but the _ was too dull.

stick