attach vs tear off

attach

verb
  • To fasten, to join to (literally and figuratively). 

  • To adhere; to be attached. 

  • To connect, in a figurative sense; to ascribe or attribute; to affix; with to. 

  • To win the heart of; to connect by ties of love or self-interest; to attract; to fasten or bind by moral influence; with to. 

  • To come into legal operation in connection with anything; to vest. 

tear off

verb
  • To leave or depart rapidly. 

  • To rip away from; to pull a piece from forcibly. 

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