at short notice - na požádání, kdykoliv, rychle, narychlo, v krátkém čase

adverb - immediately (after you've been told to do something)

 

squeeze in - vmáčknout, vtlačit (časově), udělat si čas (na někoho)

verb - to give someone your time or to meet with someone although you are very busy

 

long shot - téměř beznadějný pokus (s malou šancí na úspěch)

noun - an attempt at something that is unlikely to work

 

the open - venek, otevřené nebe, vzduch (např. být na vzduchu)

noun - outdoors

 

a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush - lepší vrabec v hrsti, než holub na střeše

phrase - a proverb that says it's better to have something certain that's small than having a potential of having something bigger

notepad - zápisník, blok papíru, poznámkový blok, blok (na poznámky)

noun - a small book into which you can write all kinds of things, usually with pages that can be easily removed

 

have bigger fish to fry - mít jiné starosti, mít důležitější věci na práci

verb - to have more important problems to deal with

 

take the trouble - pokusit se (o něco), vynaložit úsilí (na co)

verb - to make the effort (to do something)

 

come up - být zmíněno (v hovoru), přijít řeč (na něco)

verb - to be mentioned in conversation etc.

 

cue card - karta s nápovědou, nápověda (napsaná na listu papíru)

noun - a piece of paper with the words you were supposed to say (usually shown to actors on stage etc.)