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.

[Q]: Mabel is a nurse and she helps her patients take their medicine before they eat food, even though the _ is good on an empty stomach.
[A]: food


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


[Q]: Jenni bought herself soft foods and painkillers for her upcoming root canals, because she knew her teeth would need the _ to control the pain.
[A]:
painkillers