cool-headed vs nervous

cool-headed

adj
  • Calm and imperturbable, especially under pressure. 

nervous

adj
  • Affecting the nerves or nervous system. 

  • Easily agitated or alarmed; edgy, on edge. 

  • Apprehensive, anxious, hesitant, worried. 

  • Supplied with nerves; innervated. 

How often have the words cool-headed and nervous occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )