carry on vs conduct

carry on

verb
  • To act or behave; especially to misbehave so as to attract attention. 

  • To continue or proceed as before. 

  • To talk continuously about, often in an excessively excited way 

  • To continue, maintain or pursue (:an activity or enterprise) 

  • To have an illicit sexual or flirtatious relationship. 

  • To take baggage or luggage onto an airplane, rather than check it. 

conduct

verb
  • To behave. 

  • To carry out (something organized) 

  • To direct, as the leader in the performance of a musical composition. 

  • To serve as a medium for conveying; to transmit (heat, light, electricity, etc.) 

  • To lead; to direct; to be in charge of (people or tasks) 

  • To act as a conductor (as of heat, electricity, etc.); to carry. 

noun
  • Plot. 

  • Behaviour; the manner of behaving. 

  • Skillful guidance or management. 

  • The act or method of controlling or directing. 

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