help - aid, support, assist, buddy, mentor, guide, teach, assistance, care for, oversee, facilitate, enable⏎
guidance - help, advice, instructions, tips⏎
hand-holding - supporting, buddying, supervising, helping⏎
justify - explain, demonstrate, warrant⏎
heartland - centre, focus, epicentre, middle, core, heart, heartlands (usually an area of something successful or popular)⏎
fixed - set, unchanging, habitual⏎
illicit - illegal, disallowed by law⏎
headway - gain, progress, increase, rise, improvement⏎
independent - unconnected, uncontrolled, unsupported, unrelated⏎