permit
verb
to make something possible
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To make something possible
allow
verb
if something such as an object or situation allows you to do something, it makes it possible for you to do it
qualify
verb
to make it possible for someone to be considered as something or to receive or do something
help along
to make something happen more quickly or easily
open up
to create a new opportunity or possibility
provide for
to make it possible for something to happen in the future
make sure
to take the action necessary to be sure that something will happen or be done
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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dray
a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer
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conflict mineral
a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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