(self-)defense; to defend oneself ☊ like: tự vệ → →
sich wehren ☊ 
tự vệ ☊ 
自卫 ☊ zì wèi sich wehren ☊ tự vệ ☊ ☊ die Selbstverteidigung ☊ sự tự vệ ☊ ☊ Ich war nicht fähig, mich zu wehren! ☊ Anh đã không thể tự vệ! ☊ (Lektion 62, Nr. 880) He claims he acted in self-defence. ☊ act ☊
Blood was pouring out of a cut on her head. ☊ blood ☊
Blood poured from the deep cut on his arm. ☊ cut ☊
defend sb/yourself/sth from/against sb/sth: All our officers are trained to defend themselves against knife attacks. ☊ defend ☊
She tried to stop the flow of blood from the wound. ☊ flow ☊
Blood flowed from a cut on her head. ☊ flow ☊
The wound from the dog bite had become infected. ☊ infected ☊
It was my natural instinct to defend myself. ☊ natural ☊
Blood was pouring from the wound. ☊ pour ☊
A tidal current turbine is similar in principle to a windmill. ☊ principle ☊
The traffic rolled slowly forwards. ☊ roll ☊
A stream of blood flowed from the wound. ☊ stream ☊
He sucked the blood from a cut on his finger. ☊ suck ☊