1 straight (in a straight line)

2 continuously

3 always

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

5 all along

1 to receive

2 to answer (the phone)

3 to meet or welcome sb

4 to connect

5 to catch

6 to join

7 to extend

8 to take one's turn on duty

9 to take over for sb

1 to accept

2 to receive

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 out of breath (idiom)

2 to gasp for air

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

1 to continue the struggle (idiom); to persist

2 unremitting efforts

1 to get straight to the point (idiom)

1 outspoken and frank (idiom)