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qualification
noun
1skill/knowledge needed for ajob, etc.
• ADJ. formal, paper, recognized
I
basic, minimum
I
entry
I
further
I
appropriate, necessary
I
special, spe-
cialist
I
management, professional, vocational
I
aca-
demic, educational, postgraduate
I
technical
I
legal,
medical, secretarial, teaching, etc.
• VERB
+
QUALIFICATION acquire, gain, obtain
I
have, hold

Only two of the applicants had the necessary
qualifications.
• QUALIFICATION
+
NOUN course, programme
a qua-
lification programme in business management
I
period
Thejob usually has a three-year qualification period.
• PREP. -for
the minimum entry qualificationfor admis-
sion -
in
He held noformal qualification in law.
2weakening of a statement
• ADJ. important
• VERB
+
QUALIFICATION add
I
need, require
The
ierm 'population' as used here requires qualification.
• PREP. with -s
I agree with his view, with afeui qualifica-
tions.
without -
The committee supported her proposal,
without qualification.

qualified
adj.
1having completed a course of study
• VERBS be
I
become, get
• ADV. highly, well
The teaching staff are all highly
qualified.
I
fully, properly
a fully qualified electrician
I
newly, recently
newly qualified doctors
I
appropriately,
duly, suitably
Applications are invited from suitably
qualified individuals.
I
sufficiently
I
legally, medically,
professionally
She is a professionally qualified social
worker.
• PREP. as
She is now qualified as a teacher.
2 having the skill needed to do sth

• VERBS be, feel
Elainedid notfeel qualified to comment.
• ADV. eminently, ideally, well
My father was well quali-
fied to act thepart of a head teacher.
3limited in some way
• VERBS be
• ADV. heavily
The proposals received heavily qualified
approval.
qualify
verb
1have/give sb the right to sth
• ADV. automatically
• PREP. for
You will automatically qualify for apension.
• PHRASES qualify on the grounds of sth
people who
qualify for the grant on the grounds of disability
2for a sports competition
• ADV. easily
I
duly
South Korea duly qualified for the
finals when they beat Italy
6-1.
• VERB
+
QUALIFY fail to
• PREP. for

England failed to qualify for thefinal.
3fit a description
• ADV. hardly
• PREP. as
A three-week course hardly qualifies as suffi-
cient training.
quality
noun
1how good/bad sth is
• ADJ. excellent, good, high, outstanding, superior,
top
All our cakes are made with top quality ingredients.
I
inferior, low, poor
I
variable
I
product, service
I
re-
cording, sound
I
air, water
I
artistic, technical
• VERB
+
QUALITY maintain
I
enhance, improve,

raise
I
affect, impair, reduce
I
assess, determine,
evaluate, monitor, test
• QUALITY
+
VERB improve
I
suffer
When costs are cut
product quality suffers.
• QUALITY
+
NOUN control
I
assurance
I
standards
• PREP. of ... -
Thephotos are of variable quality.
• PHRASES quality of life
Advances in technology would,
it was hoped, improve the quality of life.
2 characteristic
• ADJ. admirable, desirable, fine, good, great, positive,
valuable
I
negative

I
redeeming
Ifound him thorough-
ly unpleasant, with no redeeming qualities whatsoever.
I
individual. personal
I
inborn, inherent, innate, intrinsic
I
distinctive, particular, special, unique
I
elusive, rare
a
singer with that elusive quality that sells records
I
essen-
tial, important
I
aesthetic, artistic, literary
I
moral
I
mental, psychological
I
feminine, masculine
I
leader-
ship, managerial
I
aphrodisiac, medicinal

• VERB
+
QUALITY have
I
display, show
quantity
noun
• ADJ. appreciable, considerable, enormous, fair,
great, huge, large, massive, prodigious, sheer, sub-
stantial, vast
I
minute, modest, small
I
maximum, min-
imum
I
increasing
I
average
I
sufficient
Gas was de-
tected in sufficient quantity to warrant careful monitoring.
• PREP. in -
There is a discount for goods bought in quan-
tity.
I -
of
A quantity of jewellery was taken during the
burglary.

quarantine
noun
• ADJ. strict
• VERB
+
QUARANTINE keep sb/sth in, put sb/sth in
• QUARANTINE + NOUN period
I
regulations
• PREP. in -
The animals are still in quarantine at the
port.
quarrel
noun
• ADJ. bitter, fierce, serious, violent
I
family, internal,
lovers', private
I
long-standing, old
• VERB
+
QUARREL have
I
pick
I don't want to pick a
quarrel with her.
I
be/become/get involved in
I

make
up, patch up, settle
• QUARREL + VERB break out, ensue
• PREP. - about
a quarrel about money -
between
a
quarrel between family members -
over
a quarrel over the
ownership of a piece of land
-wlth
Our quarrel is not with
thepeople, but with their leader.
• PHRASES have no quarrel with sb/sth
We have no
quarrel with their plans, tnfact we support them.
quarrel
verb
• ADV. bitterly, fiercely, violently
• PREP. about, over
What did you two quarrel about?
with
He wished he hadn't quarrelled with Tania.
quarter
noun
1one of four equal parts into which sth is divided
• VERB + QUARTER break/cut/divide/fold sth into-s
• PREP.
-ofa quarter of a century/mile/million

0
a quar-
ter of an hour
0
a quarter of all potential customers
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queen
2 period of three months
• ADJ.
first, second, third,
fourth/lastProfitsfell during
the third quarter.
I
current, previous
• PREP.
during the-
3 part of a town
• ADJ.
old
I
Arab, Chinese, Latin, etc.
I
diplomatic,
historic, industrial, residential
4 quarters place to live in
• ADJ.
comfortable, spacious
I
confined, cramped,
modest

I
private
the president's private quarters
I
liv-
ing, sleeping
I
officers', servants', soldiers'
I
married
The corporal and hisfamily lived in married quarters.
• VERB
+
QUARTERS
be confined to
He was confined to
quarters as a punishment.
queen
noun
1female ruler/wife of a king
• ADJ.
rightful
I
crowned
I
future
• VERB
+
QUEEN
become

I
crown (sb), make sb, pro-
claim sb
She was crowned queen at the age of fifteen.
I
de-
pose, put aside
• QUEEN
+
VERB
reign, rule, rule (over) sb/sth I abdi-
cate
the queen's decision to abdicate
• PREP.
under a/the-
England under Queen Elizabeth I
I
- of
the Queen of France
• PHRASES
queen consort(= the wife ofa king)
2 playing card
q
Note at
CARD
query
noun
• VERB
+
QUERY

have
If you have any queries regard-
ing this offer, simply call our helpline.
I
raise
I
send in,
write in with
I
put
rve a query to put to the last speaker.
I
answer, deal with, reply to, respond to
• PREP. -
about/as to/concerning/on/regarding/relat-
ing to
Have you any queries about what you're supposed to
do?
0
We regret that we cannot deal with queries on indi-
vidual cases. -
from
We had queries from people all over
the country.
quest
noun
• ADJ.
continuing, endless, eternal, relentless
I
reli-

gious, spiritual
• VERB
+
QUEST
begin, embark on, go on, set off on I
continue, pursue
The team will continue its quest for
Olympic gold this afternoon.
I
abandon
• QUEST
+
VERB
end
It
is possible that his quest will end
in Geneua.
• PREP.
in a/the -
an important stage in their quest for
truth
in - of
We set off in quest of the perfect wedding dress.
I
-for
her quest for a better life
question
noun
1sentence, etc. that asks sth
• ADJ.

pointed, probing, searching
He became embar-
rassed when a journalist asked him pointed questions
about his finances.
I
awkward, difficult, embarrassing,
tricky
I
personal
I
academic, hypothetical, rhetorical
I
leading, loaded
Thejudge told him not to ask the witness
leading questions.
I
good, pertinent, relevant
I
simple
I
daft, inane, silly, stupid
I
direct,
straightIwantedtofind
out how old he was without asking him a direct question.
I
exam, multiple choice, quiz, test
• VERB
+
QUESTION

ask (sb) I have
Have any of the
audience got questions for our speaker?
I
address, put
I'd
like to put a question to the first speaker.
I
bombard sb
with, fire
The children bombarded us with questions.
0
The interview panelfired questions at mefrom all angles.
I
frame, phrase
I need to phrase my question rather careful-
ly.
I
face
I
answer, reply to, respond to
I
do (used only
about written questions)
I couldn't do Question
6. I field
612
The chairperson fielded technical questions that she could
not answer herself.
I

evade, parry
He
skilfully
parried all
the interviewer's most probing questions.
• 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.
2 issue
• ADJ.
burning, challenging, controversial, difficult,
unanswerable, vexed
We come now to the vexed question
of pension rights.
I
crucial, fundamental, important, key
I
delicate, sensitive
I
economic, ethical, political, etc.
• VERB
+

QUESTION
bring up, pose, raise
The new
play poses some challenging questions.
I consider, dis-
cuss, examine I address, deal with, face, tackle I an-
swer, decide, find a solution to
I
come to
• QUESTION
+
VERB
arise I remain unanswered
Only
one question remains unanswered.
• PREP. -
about
fundamental questions about the nature
of our society
-for
one of the crucial questions for the jury
- of
questions of national security
0
Now it's just a ques-
tion of getting the wording of the statement right.
3doubt
• VERB
+
QUESTION

come into
I
call into
It does call
into question the decision to send troops into the area.
I
be
open to
The government's handling of the whole affair re-
mains open to question.
• 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.
I - 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
• ADV.
closely, further
• 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.
• VERBS
be I become I remain
• ADV
highly, very
Their motives for undertaking this
study are highly questionable.
I
rather, somewhat
questioning
noun
• ADJ.

careful, close I direct
She decided to confront her
boss about the situation with direct questioning.
I inten-
sive
I
hostile, tough
I
gentle
I
fundamental
• VERB
+
QUESTIONING
face
I
be wanted for
I
be de-
tained for, be held for
Four suspects have been detained
for questioning in connection with the incident.
• PREP.
on -
On closer questioning, I discovered that his
whole story had been a lie.
under-
The suspect remained
silent under questioning.
I -

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
• ADJ.
big, huge, serious
• 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.
• 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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questionnaire
noun
• ADJ. short, simple
I
detailed, lengthy
I
postal
• VERB
+
QUESTIONNAIRE design, draw up, prepare
I
circulate, distribute, send (out)
I
receive
I
complete,
fill
in/out
I
reply to, respond to, return, send in
Most of
the staff who responded to the questionnaire were
support-
ive.
I
analyse

The college is now analysing thousands of
questionnaires.
• 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
• ADJ. endless, long
I
growing, lengthening
I
orderly
Please form an orderly queue.
I
bus, checkout, cinema,
etc.
I
bread, dinner, food
the country's soaring prices
and growing food queues
I
traffic
I
dole

More
un-
employed people arejoining the dole queue each week.
• VERB
+
QUEUE form, line up in
I
join, stand in, wait
in
He had to join the queue for the toilets.
I
jump
Don't
jump the queue-take your turn like everyone else!
• QUEUE
+
VERB form
I
build up, grow
Long queues
are building up on most of Britain's motorways.
I
move
The queue's not moving at all.
I
stretch
The queue
stretched for more than a mile.
• PREP. in
a/the-thepeople in the queue

I
-for
the queue
for tickets -
of
a long queue of shoppers
• PHRASES the back/end of the queue, the front/head
of the queue
queue
verb
• ADV. patiently
I
up
People queued up outside.
• VERB
+
QUEUE have to
• PREP. for
Wehad toqueuefor tickets.
quick
adj.
• VERBS be, seem
We'd better bequick.
I
become. get
• ADV. extremely, particularly, really,
veryareallyquick
worker
I
fairly, pretty, quite, reasonably, relatively

I
amazingly, remarkably, surprisingly
I
mercifully
It was
a mercifully quick endfor those condemned to die.
• PREP.
at! was getting quite quick at putting upfences.
• PHRASES quick and easy
meals that are quick and
easy toprepare
quiet
noun
• ADJ. comparative. relative
a period of comparative
quiet
I
sudden
• VERB
+
QUIET call for
A man's voice was calling for
quiet.
I
shatter
A machine gun shattered the quiet.
• QUIET
+
VERB follow
in the sudden quiet that follotoed

the gunshot
• PHRASES peace and quiet
I'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.
1with little or no noise; not talking
• VERBS be
I
become, fall, go. grow
I
lie, keep, re-
main, sit, stay
Just sit quiet for a moment, there's a good
boy.
I
keep sb/sth
Keep that dog quiet, will you!
• ADV all, extraordinarily, extremely, really, remark-
ably, unusually, very
Suddenly the room went all quiet.
I
absolutely, completely, perfectly
I
fairly, pretty, rather
I
enough

I
blissfully
I
deathly, eerily
The house was
eerily quiet.
I
dangerously, ominously
His voice was
dangerously quiet as he asked the question.
I
oddly,
strangely. unnaturally
She went back to a strangely quiet
house. I
uncharacteristically
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quotation
• PREP. about!
knew I had to keep quiet about it.
• PHRASES nice (and) quiet
I was looking forward to a
nice quiet afternoon.
2without much
activity
• VERBS be, look, seem
I
become
I
lie, remain, sit

Lie
quietfor an hour and you'll feel better.
I
keep sb/sth
Keep
thepatient as quiet as possible.
• ADV. extremely, very
I
comparatively, fairly, pretty,
quite, rather, reasonably, relatively
I
enough
Things
seemed quiet enough, but it was an uneasy calm.
quirk
noun
• ADJ. curious. odd, peculiar, strange
I
little
• VERB
+
QUIRK have
The system has some odd little
quirks.
• PREP.
by
a- of
By a strange quirk offate, she later mar-
ried thefirst boyfriend she'd ever had.
I -

in
as a result of
some quirk in the social order
• PHRASES a quirk of fate
quit
verb
• VERB
+
QUIT try to
I'm still trying to quit smoking.
I
decide to
I
threaten to
I
be forced to, have to
• PREP. as
He was forced to quit as the team's manager.
over
Their
longest-seroing
employee is threatening to quit
overpay.
• PHRASES give/issue notice to quit
Landlords are
nor-
mally required togive 28 days' written notice to quit.
quiz
noun
• ADJ. film, general knowledge, sports, etc.

• VERB
+
QUIZ compile
I
hold, organize
I
enter, take
part in
I
win
• QUIZ
+
NOUN competition, game, programme, show
I
evening, night
The pub has a quiz night every Wednes·
day.
I
question
• PREP. -about
a quiz aboutthe week's news
quota
noun
• ADJ. full
He never takes hisfull quota of holidays. I
an-
nual, daily, monthly, weekly
I
national
I

fishing, milk,
etc.
the introduction of EU milk quotas
I
export, import,
production
• VERB
+
QUOTA agree, determine, establish, set
I
al-
locate, impose, introduce
I
increase
I
reduce
I
achieve, fill, fulfil, reach
Wehad to increase our output to
fill the quota by the end of the year.
I
exceed
Many
coun-
tries are still exceeding their quotas.
• QUOTA
+
NOUN system
• PREP. - for
quotas for oil production -

on
national
quotas on imports of cars
quotation
noun
1words taken from a book, etc.
• ADJ. famous, memorable
I
direct, verbatim
a direct
quotation from a recent speech by the prime minister
I
il-
lustrative
I
biblical
• VERB
+
QUOTATION take
My quotation
is
taken from
'Hamlet'.
• QUOTATION
+
VERB come from sth
Where does that
quotation comefrom?
• QUOTATION
+

NOUN dictionary
• PREP. -from
It's a quotationfrom apoem by Keats.
2 price that will be charged for a piece of work
• ADJ. written
I
free
I
detailed
• VERB
+
QOOTATION give (sb), provide (sb with),
supply (sb with)
Most builders will give you afree quota-
tion.
I
get, obtain
I
accept
• PREP. -for
Alwaysget several quotationsfor thejob.
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quote
quote noun
1words taken from a book, etc.
• ADJ.
famous, memorable, quotable
I
direct, verba-
tim a direct quotefrom. this morning's paper

• VERB
+
QUOTE
take quotes taken from various life-
style magazines
• QUOTE
+
VERB
come from sth The quote of the week
comesfram Mae West.
• PREP.
-from a quotefromAlbertEinstein
2 price that will be charged for a piece of work
• ADJ.
written
I
free
• VERB
+
QUOTE
give
(sb)
I get, obtain Always get a
written quote beforeproceeding with work.
I
accept
• PREP.
-fora
quotefor the hire of the equipment
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quote verb
1repeat exactly what sb has said/written
• ADV. at length, extensively She quotes extensively from
the author's diaries.
I
in full Thepassage is quoted infull.
I
accurately, exactly
I
directly
I
approvingly, with ap-
proval
I
above, below, earlier, here, previously The new
text of Article 92, quoted above, gives member states more
discretion on this issue.
• PREP.
as She is wrongly quoted as saying 'Play it again,
Sam.' from quoting from Shakespeare/'Hamlet'
2 give sth as an example
• ADV. frequently, often
• 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 thisfield
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