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literal(open, honest, plain, true)
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no-nonsense(open, rough, honest, true, short)
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unceremonious(adjective, open, direct, rough, honest)
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undesigning(open, easy, honest, true)
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wholehearted(adjective, open, honest, total, passionate)
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absolute(adjective, honest, true, straight)
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actual(open, honest, true, straight)
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brief(adjective, open, direct, rough, honest)
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call a spade a spade(open, free, honest, plain)
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categorical(adjective, open, direct, honest)
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dead-level(open, honest, true, straight)
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dear(open, honest, true, straight)
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devout(open, honest, true, straight)
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directly(adverb, direct, honest, blunt)
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forward(adjective, direct, honest, blunt)
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from the hip(open, free, honest, plain)
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homey(easy, honest, plain, natural)
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honest to God(expression, idiom, open, honest, true)
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meant(open, honest, true, straight)
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no fooling(expression, open, honest, true)
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