直

wearing next to the skin (e.g. shoes without socks, trousers without underwear)

Linguistics

deixis

shift supervisor

direct-controlled municipality

earnest apology; profuse apology

straight road; short cut

broiling over an open fire

direct cremation; immediate cremation; cremation and burial without a funeral service

direct current power transmission

Grammar

indicative mood

Botany

taproot

personal interview

writing with an upright brush (using just the tip to create a narrower stroke)

frank writing; writing the bare facts

direct import (export)

direct tax

direct labor costs; direct labour costs

Computing

direct link (between web pages)

Military

as you were!

direct delivery

Electricity, elec. eng.

series winding

Food, cooking

pre-applied seaweed wrapping

direct infection

right-angle prism

direct fuel injection

mending