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