instruction:
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.
question:
Bob needed to shave both his beard and his eyebrows, but the _ was dense.
answer:
beard


question:
The shotgun made a bigger hole in the target than the pistol because the _ was weak.
answer:
pistol


question:
He tried to meet new people through superficial dating apps on his phone or comprehensive websites on his laptop.  The _ method was quicker.
answer:

phone