common sense vs palaver

common sense

noun
  • Ordinary sensible understanding; one's basic intelligence which allows for plain understanding and without which good decisions or judgments cannot be made. 

palaver

noun
  • Disagreement. 

  • A meeting at which there is much talk; a debate; a moot. 

  • Mentally-draining activity, either physical or fuss. 

  • Talk intended to deceive. 

  • A village council meeting. 

verb
  • To flatter. 

  • To discuss with much talk. 

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