brunt vs effort

brunt

noun
  • The force or shock of an attack in war. 

  • The major part of something; the bulk. 

  • The full adverse effects; the chief consequences or negative results of a thing or event. 

verb
  • To bear the brunt of; to weather or withstand. 

effort

noun
  • A force acting on a body in the direction of its motion. 

  • An endeavor. 

  • The work involved in performing an activity; exertion. 

verb
  • To make an effort. 

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