at ease vs nervous

at ease

prep
  • Allowed to refrain from being in rigid formation. 

  • Free of anxiety; not stressed or tense. 

  • In a relaxed position with the feet apart rather than at attention. 

nervous

adj
  • Affecting the nerves or nervous system. 

  • Easily agitated or alarmed; edgy, on edge. 

  • Apprehensive, anxious, hesitant, worried. 

  • Supplied with nerves; innervated. 

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