A French official elaborated: "Both countries and ministers expressed very candidly and comprehensively their goals, limits and red lines on every subject on the table.
To say nothing of the close financial ties, the dependence of Trump on Russian cash, expressed so candidly by Donald Trump Jr when he said in 2008, "Russians make up a pretty disproportionate cross-section of a lot of our assets".
Perhaps more than their constant falling down, their drunken fistfights and shouting matches, it was the cast members' rare aptitude for expressing themselves, candidly and without varnish, that won them acknowledgment from President Obama and fans like Leonardo DiCaprio.
Views might be more candidly expressed without that fear.
The modernist poet Forough Farrokhzad felt indebted to Nima, but, unlike her role model, she explored urban themes in her verse and candidly expressed her sexual longings.
At times her pain was so candidly expressed it bordered on unlistenable, like during her solemn recalling of "every single fuck we had together" on History of Touches.
In interviews, seven campaign aides and advisers, most of whom sought anonymity to speak candidly, expressed frustration and discouragement over their candidate's performance Monday night.
During a 90-minute meeting at the cleric's home in Najaf, the leaders sat on a carpet and pillows in a large, unadorned room and candidly expressed their worries.
Mr. Isaacson candidly expressed misgivings about the difficult journey, recounting setbacks when Rowan, who was 5 at the time, exploded in tantrums or refused to get on a horse.
