counterplay vs run-in

counterplay

noun
  • A game move made as a response. 

  • A subversive style of gameplay in which a player attempts to overturn the usual rules and conventions of the game. 

  • A counterattack in a different part of the board. 

verb
  • To make a counterplay; to play in response. 

  • To counter; to contrast or contradict. 

run-in

noun
  • The end-phase of a competition. 

  • An encounter; a scrape or brush, especially one involving trouble or difficulty. 

adj
  • (not comparable) Having been run in before or behind previous text. 

  • (sometimes comparable) Having been run in to seat the parts. 

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