call off vs continue

call off

verb
  • To recall; to cancel or call a halt to. 

  • To telephone in one's notice of a day's absence from work. 

continue

verb
  • To adjourn, prorogue, put off. 

  • To make a continuation bet. 

  • To retain (someone or something) in a given state, position, etc. 

  • To proceed with (doing an activity); to prolong (an activity). 

  • To remain in a given place or condition; to remain in connection with; to abide; to stay. 

  • To make last; to prolong. 

  • To resume. 

noun
  • An option allowing the player to resume play after game over, when all lives have been lost, while retaining their progress. 

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