6
self-defence
6
self-protection
4
protection(noun, care, guard, shield, defense)
3
defense(noun, care, guard, shield, resistance)
3
self-preservation(noun, self-protection)
2
bulwark(noun, care, guard, shield, resistance)
2
guard(noun, care, shield, resistance, shelter)
2
ward(care, guard, shield, defense, security)
1
armament(noun, care, guard, shield, resistance)
1
armor(noun, care, guard, shield, resistance)
1
avoidance reaction
1
barrier(noun, care, guard, shield, resistance)
1
buffer(noun, care, guard, shield, resistance)
1
camouflage(noun, care, guard, shield, resistance)
1
certainty(noun, care, guard, shield, resistance)
1
conservation(care, guard, shield, protection, defense)
1
cover(noun, care, guard, shield, resistance)
1
custody(noun, care, guard, shield, resistance)
1
defence
1
defense in depth(expression, idiom)
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