on the line

helpless unarmed unprotected

caught endangered exposed hands tied in line of fire indefensible like a clay pigeon like a sitting duck naked on-the-spot open out on limb pigeon poor unguarded up the creek weak wide open

powerful strong

accessible assailable attackable defenseless exposed liable naked on-the-spot out on a limb ready sensitive sitting duck sucker susceptible tender thin-skinned unguarded unprotected unsafe vincible weak wide open

candid earnest for real forthright genuine heartfelt outspoken real serious true trustworthy

24-carat aboveboard actual artless bona fide dead-level dear devout faithful frank guileless honest-to-God honest-to-goodness like it is meant natural no-fooling no-nonsense on the level on the up and up open plain pretensionless regular righteous saintly square sure-enough true-blue unaffected undesigning undissembled unfeigned unpretentious up-front wholehearted

counterfeit deceitful devious dishonest false flippant insincere invalid untrustworthy

tricky

accurate credible dependable direct ethical factual faithful frank genuine high-principled honest just kosher legit like it is on the level on the up and up open reliable right righteous straight-arrow straightforward strict true-blue trustworthy truthful undeceptive up front valid veridical

false untrue

accessible assailable attackable defenseless exposed liable naked on-the-spot out on a limb pregnable ready sensitive sitting duck sucker susceptible tender thin-skinned unguarded unprotected unsafe weak wide open

accessible defenseless exposed liable ready sensitive susceptible unsafe weak

assailable naked on-the-spot out on a limb sitting duck sucker tender thin-skinned unguarded unprotected wide open

guarded protected safe secure strong unsusceptible

closed

candidly

bluntly dead level directly forthrightly freely from the hip in truth laid on the line level on the level openly plainly straight straight-out straightforwardly without reserve

deviously dishonestly insincerely secretively

focal point focus

center fore forepart front

back backdrop background mise en scène rear

peril

accident chance endangerment exposure hazard insecurity liability precariousness risk venture vulnerability

double trouble on the spot out on a limb

assurance certainty safety surety

protection