creak vs rough-and-tumble

creak

verb
  • To make a prolonged sharp grating or squeaking sound, as by the friction of hard substances. 

  • To produce a creaking sound with. 

  • To suffer from strain or old age. 

noun
  • The sound produced by anything that creaks; a creaking. 

rough-and-tumble

verb
  • Engage in rough-and-tumble activity 

noun
  • An environment of rough activity 

  • Rough activity; fighting or brawling; a fight. 

  • A person who characteristically engages in such activity 

adj
  • active, vigorous and rough, with the possibility of harm 

  • highly competitive 

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