Allow and Return

Allow

Allow verb - To give permission for or to approve of.

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Return and allow are semantically related in make topic. In some cases you can use "Return" instead a verb "Allow".

Nearby Words: allowance, allowable, allowing

Return verb - To bring, send, or put back to a former or proper place.

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Allow and return are semantically related in make topic. Sometimes you can use "Allow" instead a verb "Return".

Nearby Words: returned, returning, returnable, returnee, returner

ability	allow ability	return ability
power	allow power	return power
life	allow life	return life
man	allow man	return man
Other words: people, control, rest, time, way, world, damage, items, player, powers.

A similar technique will allow you to prevent anyone from ever attacking you, to make yourself the only one allowed to vote on any votes, to prevent anyone from introducing any new cards, and to be promptly shown the door and told to never return to the game again.

Source: Game Breaker / Tabletop Games
Once again, the American Giovanni are poised to make a grand return to a position of esteem, and to celebrate this momentous occasion, I have decided to Embrace two of you, and to allow you to choose one person at this party to bestow the Proxy Kiss upon.

Source: New Era Speech
In the Dark World, Eggman is invincible, but hitting him four times in a row will make him drop a monitor, which will allow Sonic to return to the normal world and dish out damage on Eggman while he has time.

Source: Video Game / Sonic.exe

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