spadework Synonyms

homework groundwork preparatory work hard labour donkey work makeready lead-in labour manual labor elbow grease understructure work leg work legwork prep hack work preliminary work very beginning menial work physical work common labor first taste explanatory matter hard work preparations travail toil industry grind graft foundation fag exertion employment effort drudgery digging labor moil planning tilth sweat service provision preparing preparatory preparation preliminaries preliminary plowing