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.

We went with fixing the hood before we fixed the tires, since the _ would be a lot harder.
tires

He liked to clean the floor with a mop rather than a sponge, even though the _ always ended up leaving streaks.
mop

The dog was more scared to go to the house than in the cage because it had suffered abuse in the _ .

house