alive vs working

alive

adj
  • In a state of action; in force or operation; existent. 

  • Carrying electrical current; energized. 

  • Having life; living; not dead. 

  • Susceptible, sensitive; easy to impress; having keen feelings, as opposed to apathy. 

  • Synonym of live 

  • Out of all living creatures. 

  • Sprightly; lively; brisk. 

  • Busy with activity of many living beings; swarming; thronged; busy. 

working

adj
  • Of or relating to employment. 

  • In paid employment. 

  • Enough to allow one to use something. 

  • Used in real life; practical. 

  • That suffices but requires additional work. 

  • That is or are functioning. 

noun
  • Method of operation. 

  • Becoming full of a vegetable substance. 

  • Operation; action. 

  • The incidental or subsidiary calculations performed in solving an overall problem. 

  • A train movement. 

  • Fermentation. 

  • A place where work is carried on. 

How often have the words alive and working occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )