a specific job you need to do (e.g. painting a room, writing a report, etc.) - but it is not usually directly related to being paid. If you were going...

the job that you do (e.g. I'm a sales assistant, an office worker, a pilot, etc.)

safe or fit to be eaten

the thing(s)/work you do or depend on to provide money or other things to live (e.g. This shop is my livelihood - without it, I wouldn't have money to...

opening in the center of the iris

a group of animals that includes cows, buffalo, and bison, that are often kept for their milk or meal

any type of work you do regularly to earn money. It's a more informal word than occupation or profession.

a job that requires skilled manual labour (e.g. a carpenter, builder, plumber, etc.).

to search for

the money that you earn from your job that enables you to live (e.g. I work as an accountant - it's a living - it pays the bills.).

to ruin or destroy completely