be

extremely, very
He asked me some very direct questions.

fairly, quite, rather
Her manner can be rather direct.

disconcertingly
his disconcertingly direct gaze

mainly, primarily, principally
Tax cuts have been directed primarily at the better-off.

clearly | straight
He directed the torch straight in her face.

specifically

against
anger directed specifically against ethnic minorities

at
criticism clearly directed at the Labour Party

away from
directing attention away from the real issues

onto
The machine directs light onto a special film.

to
I directed my question to the chairman.

towards
We are directing our efforts towards helping young people.