Occupation
Occupation noun - The activity by which one regularly makes a living.
Works and occupation are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Works" with "Occupation", this nouns are similar.
Works
Works noun - Performance of moral or religious acts.
Occupation and works are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Occupation" instead a noun "Works".
Both words in one sentence
- He works for a mob where his occupation is smuggling illegal immigrants into Barcelona.
Source: Film / Biutiful -
Japan/Korea works are most likely excepted since Japan is almost always shown as a monster to Korea right from the start, and considering the Japanese occupation from Korea... huh.
Source: Stockholm Syndrome -
Used frequently in the works of Harry Turtledove, for example, the Canadians resisting American occupation in Timeline-191, or the English resisting the Spanish in Ruled Britannia.
Source: Occupiers out of Our Country
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