VERBS

be, feel, seem
become
remain
make sb
Travelling in Asia has made her a lot more independent

ADV

fiercely, sturdily, very
Many disabled people are fiercely independent
completely
fairly, pretty, quite
economically, financially

PREP

of
By the age of eighteen he was completely independent of his parents

VERBS

be
become
remain
make sth
declare sth
In 1961 the country was declared independent

ADV

completely, entirely, fully, genuinely, quite, totally, truly, wholly
almost, fairly, largely, virtually
increasingly
effectively, essentially
The country has pursued an effectively independent line on military issues
nominally, supposedly
newly
newly independent countries
politically

PREP

from
The country became fully independent from France in 1960
of
an organization that is independent of the government