1 straight (in a straight line)

2 continuously

3 always

4 from the beginning of ... up to ...

5 all along

1 surname Zhi

2 Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yán dì] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shén nóng] Farmer God

1 direct (opposite: indirect 間接|间接[jiàn jiē])

2 immediate

3 straightforward

1 live broadcast (not recorded)

2 direct Internet broadcasting

3 (agriculture) direct seeding

1 simply

2 at all

3 practically

1 to repay kindness with kindness, and repay enmity with justice (idiom, from Analects)

1 to fail within sight of success (idiom); last-minute failure

2 to fall at the last hurdle

3 snatching defeat from the jaws of victory

1 lit. reputation will go down in history (idiom); fig. achievements will earn eternal glory

1 lit. head in Wu and tail in Chu (idiom); fig. close together

2 head-to-tail

3 one thing starts where the other leaves off

1 to get straight to the point (idiom)