above-board vs actual

above-board

adj
  • In open sight; without trick, concealment, or deception. 

adv
  • Honestly; openly. 

actual

adj
  • Existing in reality, not just potentially; really acted or acting; occurring in fact. 

  • Used as intensifier to emphasise a following noun; exact, specific, very. 

  • relating to a person's acts or deeds; active, practical 

noun
  • Reality, usually with the definite article. 

  • something actually received; real receipts, as distinct from estimated ones. 

  • a radio callsign modifier that specifies the commanding officer of the unit or asset denoted by the remainder of the callsign and not the officer's assistant or other designee. 

How often have the words above-board and actual occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )