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1 orphaned of all one's immediate relatives (idiom); no one to rely on

2 left to one's own devices

1 lit. the mountain dweller lives off the mountain, the shore dweller lives off the sea (idiom)

2 fig. to make the best use of local resources

3 to exploit one's position to advance oneself

4 to find one's niche

5 to live off the land

1 reliable

2 solid and dependable

1 one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom)

1 no one to rely on (idiom); on one's own

2 orphaned

3 left to one's own devices

1 one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom)

1 unreliable

1 back to back

1 next to the aisle

2 aisle (seat on aircraft)

1 unreliable

1 reliable

2 trustworthy

1 on the aisle (referring to seats on a plane etc)

1 reliability

1 (of a boat) to reach the shore

2 to pull toward shore

3 close to shore

4 landfall

1 reliable

1 port of call

1 bus or tram stop

2 intermediate stop (on route of ship, plane etc)

3 port of call

4 stopover

1 high-back chair

1 window seat