Drill and Job

Drill

Drill noun - An established and often automatic or monotonous series of actions followed when engaging in some activity.

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Job and drill are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Job" instead a noun "Drill".

Nearby Words: drilling, drilled, driller

Job noun - An assignment at which one regularly works for pay.

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Drill and job are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Drill" instead a noun "Job".

Nearby Word: jobless

old	old drill	old job
normal	normal drill	normal job
proper	proper drill	proper job
single	single drill	single job
Other adjectives: simple, actual, real, big, great, excellent, wonderful, new.

However, the drill ends up being broken just before the job, so they have to buy another one (using Terry Benedict's money).

Source: This Is a Drill
Also notable because his character (Sergeant Gant) is not usually a drill sergeant but a Sergeant Rock who has adapted to doing this job out of circumstances.

Source: Drill Sergeant Nasty
Drill Sergeant Nasty: He's widely hated but does a great job of training his men.

Source: Laconic Trope Distinctions / S to Z

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