concern vs spice

concern

noun
  • The expression of solicitude, anxiety, or compassion toward a thing or person. 

  • The placement of interest or worry on a subject. 

  • That which affects one’s welfare or happiness. A matter of interest to someone. 

  • A worry; a sense that something may be wrong; an identification of a possible problem. 

  • A business, firm or enterprise; a company. 

  • Any set of information that affects the code of a computer program. 

verb
  • To engage by feeling or sentiment; to interest. 

  • To relate or belong to; to have reference to or connection with; to affect the interest of; to be of importance to. 

  • To make somebody worried. 

spice

noun
  • Appeal, interest; an attribute that makes something appealing, interesting, or engaging. 

  • An aromatic odour. 

  • A synthetic cannabinoid drug. 

  • The quality of being spicy. 

  • Aromatic or pungent plant matter (usually dried) used to season or flavour food. 

  • Sweets, candy. 

  • A characteristic touch or taste; smack; flavour. 

verb
  • To add spice or spices to; season. 

  • To spice up. 

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