Synonym of manual labor.

Work in accordance with the will of God. / Work that accomplishes good. / (idiomatic) Work that is very important and necessary, especially that which receives little or no recognition or pay.

A danwei.

plural of work unit

the part of a person's daily life spent at work, as opposed to their domestic life or personal life.

The period of one's life spent in employment, between leaving school and retirement.

plural of working life

Something that disrupts smooth operation or functioning; used especially in phrases such as throw a spanner in the works, put a spanner in the works etc.

plural of spanner in the works

An elevated or elevating platform, usually portable, used for carrying out work in normally unreachable locations.