"a direct route"
"a direct flight"
"a direct hit"

"in direct sunlight"
"in direct contact with the voters"
"direct exposure to the disease"
"a direct link"
"the direct cause of the accident"
"direct vote"

"a direct question"
"a direct response"
"a direct approach"

"lineal ancestors"
"lineal heirs"
"a direct descendant of the king"
"direct heredity"

"a term is in direct proportion to another term if it increases (or decreases) as the other increases (or decreases)"

"direct current"

"a direct result of the accident"

"a direct quotation"
"repeated their dialog verbatim"

"the direct opposite"

"the path leads directly to the lake"
"went direct to the office"

"He directed the children to do their homework"

"He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face"
"criticism directed at her superior"
"direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself"

"We lead him to our chief"
"can you take me to the main entrance?"
"He conducted us to the palace"

"The explosion sent the car flying in the air"
"She sent her children to camp"
"He directed all his energies into his dissertation"

"Please don't aim at your little brother!"
"He trained his gun on the burglar"
"Don't train your camera on the women"
"Take a swipe at one's opponent"

"conduct an orchestra; Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years"

"I directed them towards the town hall"

"he masterminded the robbery"