keep up the good work

: to retain in one's possession or power

: to refrain from granting, giving, or allowing

: to have in control

: the means or provisions by which one is kept

: one that keeps or protects: such as

: fortress, castle

: in or into a higher position or level

: from beneath the ground or water to the surface

: from below the horizon

: risen above the horizon

: standing

: being out of bed

used as a function word to indicate motion to or toward or situation at a higher point of

: up into or in the

: in a direction regarded as being toward or near the upper end or part of

: one in a high or advantageous position

: an upward slope

: a period or state of prosperity or success

: to rise from a lying or sitting position

: to move upward : ascend

used with and and another verb to indicate that the action of the following verb was either surprisingly or abruptly initiated

: of a favorable character or tendency

: bountiful, fertile

: handsome, attractive

: something that is good

: something conforming to the moral order of the universe

: praiseworthy character : goodness

: well

used as an intensive

: to perform work or fulfill duties regularly for wages or salary

: to perform or carry through a task requiring sustained effort or continuous repeated operations

: to exert oneself physically or mentally especially in sustained effort for a purpose or under compulsion or necessity

: activity in which one exerts strength or faculties to do or perform something:

: activity that a person engages in regularly to earn a livelihood

: a specific task, duty, function, or assignment often being a part or phase of some larger activity

: suitable or styled for wear while working

: used for work

: involving or engaged in work