Allow
Allow verb - To accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly.
Usage example: I'll allow I probably said more than I should have
Leak
Leak verb - Enter or escape as through a hole or crack or fissure.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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In "Days of Wine and D'ohses", Homer crudely creates an alternate gas main in order to allow him to do pyrotechnics with a tiki idol that he got as a result of rummaging through garbage, resulting in a massive gas leak in the kitchen.
Source: Epic Fail / Western Animation - When Jiraiya wants to alter the seal to allow more of the Kyuubi's chakra leak through.
Source: Hard Work Hardly Works - It can also be used to allow someone to leak confidential information without technically violating confidentiality (such as a lawyer or doctor constrained by attorney-client/doctor-patient privilege).
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