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

It is important to add broth in the pressure cooker instead of water, since adding the _ will make the food taste bland.
water

The stove was being used to heat the house instead of the fireplace, since the _ was inneffecient.

fireplace