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embark on - dát se na (co), pustit se do (čeho)

verb, formal - to start doing something new

 

embark on - dát se (na co), pustit se (do čeho)

verb, formal - to start doing something new

 

thicken - zhoustnout, zahustit, zesílit (v objemu), přidat na tloušťce

verb - to make thicker, to become thicker

 

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.)

 

upgrade - vylepšit, zdokonalit, převést na vyšší verzi (programu apod.)

verb - to change something to make it better or of a higher standard

 

adhere - dbát (zákona apod.), dodržovat (zákon pod.), lpět na

verb - to follow something strictly (such as a rule, a law etc.)

 

check in - ozvat se (telefonem), stavit se (na krátkou návštěvu)

verb, informal - to contact somebody by phone to find out how he/she is; to visit somebody quickly to find out how he/she is

 

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

 

straddle - být po obou stranách, ležet na obou stranách

verb - to extend on both sides of something

 

be no use - být k ničemu, být na nic, být zbytečné

verb - to be pointless

 

flat broke - úplně bez peněz, absolutně na mizině, úplně švorc

adjective, informal - without money

 

fender-bender - malá nehoda (na silnici), drobná nehoda, nevážná nehoda

noun - a minor road accident where no one is seriously hurt and the cars are only slightly damaged

 

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