above-board vs subdued

above-board

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

adv
  • Honestly; openly. 

subdued

adj
  • Not glaring in color; soft and light in tone. 

  • Conquered; overpowered; crushed; submissive. 

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