quarter noun 1 one of four equal parts into which sth is divided e VERB + QUARTER break/cut/divide/fold sth into~s e PREP... under a/the~ England under Queen Elizabeth I | ~ of the Que
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qualification noun
1 skill/knowledge needed for a job, etc
e ADJ formal, paper, recognized | basic, minimum |
entry | further | appropriate, necessary | special, spe-
cialist | management, professional, vocational | aca-
demic, educational, postgraduate | technical | legal,
medical, secretarial, teaching, etc
e VERB + QUALIFICATION acquire, gain, obtain |
have, hold Only two of the applicants had the necessary
qualifications
e QUALIFICATION + NOUN course, programme a qua-
lification programme in business management | period
The job usually has a three-year qualification period
@ PREP ~for the minimum entry qualification for admis-
sion ~in He held no formal qualification in law
2 weakening of a statement
e ADJ important
e VERB + QUALIFICATION add | need, require The
term ‘population’ as used here requires qualification
e PREP with~s Jagree with his view, with a few qualifica-
tions without ~ The committee supported her proposal,
without qualification
qualified adj
1 having completed a course of study
e VERBS be | become, get
e ADV highly, well The teaching staff are all highly
qualified | fully, properly a fully qualified electrician |
newly, recently newly qualified doctors | appropriately,
duly, suitably Applications are invited from suitably
qualified individuals | sufficiently | legally, medically,
professionally She is a professionally qualified social
worker
e PREP as She is now qualified as a teacher
2 having the skill needed to do sth
e VERBS be, feel Elaine did not feel qualified to comment
e ADV eminently, ideally, well My father was well quali-
fied to act the part of a head teacher
3 limited in some way
e VERBS be
e ADV heavily The proposals received heavily qualified
approval
qualify verb
1 have/give sb the right to sth
e ADV automatically
e PREP for You will automatically qualify for a pension
e PHRASES qualify on the grounds of sth people who
qualify for the grant on the grounds of disability
2 for a sports competition
e ADV easily | duly South Korea duly qualified for the
finals when they beat Italy 6-1
e VERB + QUALIFY failto
e PREP for England failed to qualify for the final
3 fit a description
e ADV hardly
e PREP as A three-week course hardly qualifies as suffi-
cient training
quality noun
1 how good/bad sth is
e ADJ excellent, good, high, outstanding, superior,
top All our cakes are made with top quality ingredients |
inferior, low, poor | variable | product, service | re- cording, sound | air, water | artistic, technical
e VERB + QUALITY maintain | enhance,
raise | affect, impair,
evaluate, monitor, test
e QUALITY + VERB improve | suffer When costs are cut product quality suffers
® QUALITY + NOUN control | assurance | standards
@ PREP of ~ The photos are of variable quality
e PHRASES quality of life Advances in technology would,
it was hoped, improve the quality of life
2 characteristic
e ADJ admirable, desirable, fine, good, great, positive, valuable | negative | redeeming J found him thorough-
ly unpleasant, with no redeeming qualities whatsoever | individual, personal | inborn, inherent, innate, intrinsic
| distinctive, particular, special, unique | elusive, rare a singer with that elusive quality that sells records | essen- tial, important | aesthetic, artistic, literary | moral | mental, psychological | feminine, masculine | leader-
ship, managerial | aphrodisiac, medicinal
e VERB + QUALITY have | display, show
improve, reduce | assess, determine,
quantity noun
e ADJ appreciable, considerable, enormous, fair, great, huge, large, massive, prodigious, sheer, sub- stantial, vast | minute, modest, small | maximum, min- imum | increasing | average | sufficient Gas was de- tected in sufficient quantity to warrant careful monitoring
e PREP in~ There is a discount for goods bought in quan- tity | ~ of A quantity of jewellery was taken during the burglary
quarantine noun
e ADJ strict
e VERB + QUARANTINE keep sb/sth in, put sb/sth in
e QUARANTINE + NOUN period | regulations
e PREP in~ The animals are still in quarantine at the
port
quarrel noun
e ADJ bitter, fierce, serious, violent | family, internal, lovers’, private | long-standing, old
e@ VERB + QUARREL have | pick I don’t want to pick a
quarrel with her | be/become/get involved in | make
up, patch up, settle
® QUARREL + VERB break out, ensue
e PREP ~ about a quarrel about money ~ between a quarrel between family members ~ over a quarrel over the ownership of a piece of land ~with Our quarrel is not with the people, but with their leader
e PHRASES have no quarrel with sb/sth We have no quarrel with their plans, in fact we support them
quarrel verb
e ADV bitterly, fiercely, violently
© PREP about, over What did you two quarrel about? with He wished he hadn’t quarrelled with Tania
quarter noun
1 one of four equal parts into which sth is divided
e VERB + QUARTER break/cut/divide/fold sth into~s
e PREP ~ofa quarter of acentury/mile/million © a quar- ter of an hour © a quarter of all potential customers
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2 period of three months
e ADJ first, second, third, fourth/last Profits fell during the third quarter: | current, previous
e PREP during the~
3 part of a town
e ADJ old | Arab, Chinese, Latin, etc | diplomatic, historic, industrial, residential
4 quarters place to live in
e ADJ comfortable, spacious | confined, cramped, modest | private the president’s private quarters | liv-
ing, sleeping | officers’, servants’, soldiers’ | married
The corporal and his family lived in married quarters
e VERB + QUARTERS be confined to He was confined to quarters as a punishment
queen noun
1 female ruler/wife of a king
e ADJ rightful | crowned | future
e VERB + QUEEN become | crown (sb), make sb, pro- claim sb She was crowned queen at the age of fifteen | de- pose, put aside
e QUEEN + VERB reign, rule, rule (over) sb/sth | abdi- cate the queen’s decision to abdicate
e PREP under a/the~ England under Queen Elizabeth I |
~ of the Queen of France
e PHRASES queen consort (= the wife of a king)
2 playing card
=> Note at CARD
query noun
e VERB + QUERY have Jf you have any queries regard-
ing this offer, simply call our helpline | raise | send in, write in with | put ve a query to put to the last speaker | answer, deal with, reply to, respond to
e PREP ~ about/as_ to/concerning/on/regarding/relat- ing to Have you any queries about what you’re supposed to do? © We regret that we cannot deal with queries on indi- vidual cases ~ from We had queries from people all over the country
quest noun
e ADJ continuing, endless, eternal, relentless | reli- gious, spiritual
e VERB + QUEST begin, embark on, go on, set off on | continue, pursue The team will continue its quest for Olympic gold this afternoon | abandon
e QUEST + VERB end Itis possible that his quest will end
in Geneva
e PREP in a/the~ an important stage in their quest for truth in~ of We set off in quest of the perfect wedding dress
| ~for her quest for a better life
question noun
1 sentence, etc that asks sth
e ADJ pointed, probing, searching He became embar- rassed when a journalist asked him pointed questions about his finances | awkward, difficult, embarrassing,
tricky | personal | academic, hypothetical, rhetorical |
leading, loaded The judge told him not to ask the witness leading questions | good, pertinent, relevant | simple |
daft, inane, silly, stupid | direct, straight J wanted to find
out how old he was without asking him a direct question | exam, multiple choice, quiz, test
e VERB + QUESTION ask (sb) | have Have any of the audience got questions for our speaker? | address, put I'd like to put a question to the first speaker | bombard sb with, fire The children bombarded us with questions © The interview panel fired questions at me from allangles | frame, phrase J need to phrase my question rather careful-
ly | face | answer, reply to, respond to | do (used only about written questions) J couldn’t do Question 6 | field
The chairperson fielded technical questions that she could not answer herself | evade, parry He skilfully parried all the interviewer's most probing questions
e PREP ~ about She refused to answer questions about her private life ~as to Don’t be afraid to ask questions as
to why things are done in the way they are ~ concern- ing/regarding/relating to The former minister faced ques- tions concerning his role in the affair
2issue
e ADJ burning, challenging, controversial, difficult, unanswerable, vexed We come now to the vexed question
of pension rights | crucial, fundamental, important, key
| delicate, sensitive | economic, ethical, political, etc
e VERB + QUESTION bring up, pose, raise The new play poses some challenging questions | consider, dis- cuss, examine | address, deal with, face, tackle | an- swer, decide, find a solution to | come to
e@ QUESTION + VERB arise | remain unanswered Only one question remains unanswered
e PREP ~about fundamental questions about the nature
of our society ~ for one of the crucial questions for the jury
~ of questions of national security © Now it’s just a ques- tion of getting the wording of the statement right
3 doubt
e VERB + QUESTION come into | call into Jt does call into question the decision to send troops into the area | be open to The government's handling of the whole affair re- mains open to question
e@ PREP beyond~ Her loyalty is beyond question in~ His sincerity is not in question without~ It was, without ques- tion, the worst day of my life | ~ about There is no ques- tion about her enthusiasm for the job ~as to I did have some questions as to his motive in coming
question verb
e ADV closely, further
e PREP about She was closely questioned about her whereabouts on the night of the murder in connection with A man is being questioned in connection with the rob- bery on He was questioned on his role in the affair
questionable adj
e VERBS be | become | remain
e ADV highly, very Their motives for undertaking this study are highly questionable | rather, somewhat
questioning noun
e ADJ careful, close | direct She decided to confront her boss about the situation with direct questioning | inten-
sive | hostile, tough | gentle | fundamental
e VERB + QUESTIONING face | be wanted for | be de-
tained for, be held for Four suspects have been detained for questioning in connection with the incident
e PREP on~ On closer questioning, I discovered that his whole story had been a lie under ~ The suspect remained silent under questioning | ~ about/on/over The prime minister faced tough questioning about his plans ~by The man was released after questioning by detectives ~ from The group chairman faced hostile questioning from angry shareholders
question mark noun
e ADJ big, huge, serious
e VERB + QUESTION MARK put His arrival clearly puts
a huge question mark against the future of the present team captain
@ QUESTION MARK + VERB hang over sth, remain A big question mark hangs over the wisdom of the move
e PREP ~ against A slight question mark against her character remains ~ over There is now a serious question mark over his leadership ability
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e ADJ short, simple | detailed, lengthy | postal
e VERB + QUESTIONNAIRE design, draw up, prepare |
circulate, distribute, send (out) | receive | complete,
fill in/out | reply to, respond to, return, send in Most of
the staff who responded to the questionnaire were support-
ive | analyse The college is now analysing thousands of
questionnaires
e@ PREP ~about Local companies were asked to complete
a questionnaire about their exports ~ concerning ques-
tionnaires concerning people’s leisure preferences ~on a
questionnaire on the environment
queue noun
e ADJ endless, long | growing, lengthening | orderly
Please form an orderly queue | bus, checkout, cinema,
etc | bread, dinner, food the country’s soaring prices
and growing food queues | traffic | dole More un-
employed people are joining the dole queue each week
e VERB + QUEUE form, line up in | join, stand in, wait
in He had to join the queue for the toilets | jump Don’t
jump the queue—take your turn like everyone else!
© QUEUE + VERB form | build up, grow Long queues
are building up on most of Britain’s motorways | move
The queue’s not moving at ail | stretch The queue
stretched for more than a mile
e PREP in a/the~ the people in the queue | ~for the queue
Sor tickets ~ of a long queue of shoppers
e PHRASES the back/end of the queue, the front/head
of the queue
queue verb
e ADV patiently | up People queued up outside
e VERB + QUEUE haveto
e PREP for Wehad to queue for tickets
quick adj
e VERBS be, seem We'd better be quick | become, get
e ADV extremely, particularly, really, very a really quick
worker | fairly, pretty, quite, reasonably, relatively |
amazingly, remarkably, surprisingly | mercifully Jt was
a mercifully quick end for those condemned to die
@ PREP at/was getting quite quick at putting up fences
e PHRASES quick and easy meals that are quick and
easy to prepare
quiet noun
e ADJ comparative, relative a period of comparative
quiet | sudden
e VERB + QUIET call for A man’s voice was calling for
quiet | shatter A machine gun shattered the quiet
© QUIET + VERB followin the sudden quiet that followed
the gunshot
@ PHRASES peace and quiet ’m going home for a bit of
peace and quiet! a place/time of quiet She made sure she
had times of quiet in which to write
quiet adj
1 with little or no noise; not talking
e VERBS be | become, fall, go, grow | lie, keep, re-
main, sit, stay Just sit quiet for a moment, there’s a good
boy | keep sb/sth Keep that dog quiet, will you!
e ADV all, extraordinarily, extremely, really, remark-
ably, unusually, very Suddenly the room went all quiet |
absolutely, completely, perfectly | fairly, pretty, rather
| enough | blissfully | deathly, eerily The house was
eerily quiet | dangerously, ominously His voice was
dangerously quiet as he asked the question | oddly,
strangely, unnaturally She went back to a strangely quiet
house | uncharacteristically
e@ PREP about! knew I had to keep quiet about it
@ PHRASES nice (and) quiet J was looking forward toa nice quiet afternoon
2 without much activity
e VERBS be, look, seem | become | lie, remain, sit Lie quiet for an hour and you’ Il feel better | keep sb/sth Keep the patient as quiet as possible
e ADV extremely, very | comparatively, fairly, pretty, quite, rather, reasonably, relatively | enough Things seemed quiet enough, but it was an uneasy calm
quirk noun
e ADJ curious, odd, peculiar, strange | little
e VERB + QUIRK have The system has some odd little quirks
e PREP by a~of By a strange quirk of fate, she later mar- ried the first boyfriend she’d ever had | ~in as a result of some quirk in the social order
e PHRASES a quirk of fate
quit verb
e VERB + QUIT try to I’m still trying to quit smoking | decide to | threaten to | be forced to, have to
@ PREP as He was forced to quit as the team’s manager: over Their longest-serving employee is threatening to quit over pay
e PHRASES give/issue notice to quit Landlords are nor- mally required to give 28 days’ written notice to quit
quiz noun
e ADJ film, general knowledge, sports, etc
e VERB + QUIZ compile | hold, organize | enter, take partin | win
@ QUIZ + NOUN competition, game, programme, show
| evening, night The pub has a quiz night every Wednes- day | question
e PREP ~abouta quiz about the week’s news
quota noun
e ADJ full He never takes his full quota of holidays | an- nual, daily, monthly, weekly | national | fishing, milk, etc the introduction of EU milk quotas | export, import, production
e VERB + QUOTA agree, determine, establish, set | al- locate, impose, introduce | increase | reduce | achieve, fill, fulfil, reach We had to increase our output to fill the quota by the end of the year | exceed Many coun- tries are still exceeding their quotas
e QUOTA + NOUN system
@ PREP ~ for quotas for oil production ~ on national quotas on imports of cars
quotation noun
1 words taken from a book, etc
e ADJ famous, memorable | direct, verbatim a direct quotation from a recent speech by the prime minister | il- lustrative | biblical
e VERB + QUOTATION take My quotation is taken from
‘Hamlet’
e@ QUOTATION + VERB come from sth Where does that quotation come from?
e QUOTATION + NOUN dictionary
e PREP ~from It’s a quotation from a poem by Keats
2 price that will be charged for a piece of work
e ADJ written | free | detailed
e VERB + QUOTATION give (sb), provide (sb with), supply (sb with) Most builders will give you a free quota- tion | get, obtain | accept
e PREP ~for Always get several quotations for the job
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4 words taken from a book, etc 1 repeat exactly what sb has said/written
e ADJ famous, memorable, quotable | direct, verba- tim a direct quote from this morning’s paper ;
e VERB + QUOTE take quotes taken from various life- style magazines
@ QUOTE + VERB come from sth The quote of the week comes from Mae West
e PREP ~froma quote from Albert Einstein
2 price that will be charged for a piece of work
e ADJ written | free
e VERB + QUOTE give (sb) | get, obtain Always get a written quote before proceeding with work | accept e@ PREP ~fora quote for the hire of the equipment
e ADV atlength, extensively She quotes extensively from the author’s diaries | in full The passage is quoted in full
| accurately, exactly | directly | approvingly, with ap-
proval | above, below, earlier, here, previously The new text of Article 92, quoted above, gives member states more discretion on this issue
e@ PREP as She is wrongly quoted as saying ‘Play it again, Sam.’ from quoting from Shakespeare/‘Hamlet’
2 give sth as an example
e ADV frequently, often
e PREP as an example that is often quoted as evidence of mismanagement on Don’t quote me on this but I think the figure is in excess of £2 billion
@ PHRASES widely quoted the most widely quoted and influential study in this field