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| forthright(open, honest, true, straight) | |
| frank(adjective, open, warm, honest, total) | |
| guileless(open, honest, true, straight) | |
| hard-boiled(adjective, calm, strong, hard, tough) | |
| hardheaded(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe) | |
| honest to God(expression, honest, true, earnest) | |
| impersonal(adjective, tough, rational, sober) | |
| lifeless(adjective, tough, rational, sober) | |
| like it is(expression, idiom, open, honest, true) | |
| matter-of-fact(adjective, rational, practical, realistic) | |
| meant(open, honest, true, straight) | |
| mundane(adjective, tough, rational, sober) | |
| naked(adjective, tough, rational, sober) | |
| natural(open, honest, true, straight) | |
| no fooling(expression, honest, true, earnest) | |
| objective(adjective, tough, rational, sober) | |
| on the level(expression, idiom, open, honest, true) | |
| on the line(expression, honest, true, earnest) | |
| on up and up(expression, honest, true, earnest) | |
| open(honest, true, straight, real) |
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