Possible Clues:

• Wards (off)
• Provides (for oneself)
• Survives without help
• Repels, with ''off''
• Staves (off)
• ___ for oneself (gets along without help)
• ___ for oneself (gets by without any help)
• ___ off (repels)
• Manages
• ___ for oneself (goes it alone)