TASK DEFINITION: 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.
PROBLEM: James was speaking as loud as his voice could go over the music but no one could hear him because the _ is lower.

SOLUTION: voice

PROBLEM: Alice bought a skirt and pants to wear for her costume, but she thought that the _ would help her look like she lived in the 60s.

SOLUTION: skirt

PROBLEM: He could increase the pepper or the salt in the dish, but the _ was not very strong.

SOLUTION:
salt