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: Erin got a massage every week to relax her muscles, but it didn't help much with her joints so the _ still ached.

Answer: joints


Question: Alida received a written and a verbal warning at work, but the _ was better since it was unrecorded.

Answer: verbal


Question: The horse had stiff legs so its owner called the vet, who worried it had stifles. The vet was right and it was the _ .

Answer:
stifles