protect — to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
save — to rescue from danger or possible harm, injury, or loss: to save someone from drowning.
shield — a broad piece of armor, varying widely in form and size, carried apart from the body, usually on the left arm, as a defense against swords, lances, arrows, etc.
bury — To bury something means to put it into a hole in the ground and cover it up with earth.
refrain — to abstain from an impulse to say or do something (often followed by from): I refrained from telling him what I thought.
suppress — to put an end to the activities of (a person, body of persons, etc.): to suppress the Communist and certain left-leaning parties.