Care and Recovery after Brain Surgery. After brain surgery, it will take time for the patient to return to his/her usual level of energy. Healing requires extra rest. The amount of time required to recover after brain surgery is different for each person and depends on: The procedure used to remove the brain tumor.
Synonyms: work, labor, toil 1, drudgery, travail. These nouns refer to physical or mental effort expended to produce or accomplish something. Work is the most widely applicable: hard work in the fields; did some work around the house on weekends; a first draft that still needs work.. To place or insert in by repeated or continuous effort: worked the pick into the lock. work off. To get rid of by work or effort: work off extra pounds; work off a debt.
6. labour of love something done for pleasure rather than gain. vb. 7. (intr) to perform labour; work. 8. (intr; foll by for, etc) to strive or work hard (for something) 9. (usually foll by: under) to be burdened (by) or be at a disadvantage (because of): to labour under a misapprehension. 10. (intr) to make one's way with difficulty. 11. (tr) to deal with or treat too persistently: to labour a point.