Allow
Allow verb - To give permission for or to approve of.
Earn
Earn verb - To receive as return for effort.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Some heroes will allow this even if they didn't earn it to allow the hater an outlet, which usually comes back to haunt them as the hater goes on to exact Misplaced Retribution.
Source: Irrational Hatred - Higher energy levels allow you to requisition more powerful weapons and vehicles, which allow you to kick even more ass and earn even more energy levels.
Source: Unstable Equilibrium -
Earn Your Happy Ending: Alphamon had to kill himself and allow Omegamon to delete everything in order to achieve the happy ending.
Source: Anime / Digimon X-Evolution
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