4
one-on-one
3
plainspoken(adjective, clear, show, frank)
2
candid(adjective, clear, show)
2
direct(adjective, clear, show)
2
frank(adjective, clear, show)
2
honest(adjective, clear, show)
2
open(adjective, clear, show)
2
straight-from-the-shoulder(adjective, clear, show, informal, frank)
2
straight-out(adjective, clear, show, open, easy)
2
straight-shooting(adjective, clear, show, informal, frank)
2
straightforward(adjective, clear, show)
1
downright(adjective, clear, show)
1
forthright(adjective, clear, show)
1
from the hip(expression, idiom, open, honest, plain)
1
individual
1
ingenuous(adjective, clear, show)
1
straight(adjective, clear, show)
1
unvarnished
0
directly
0
face to face(adjective, confronting)
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