cross-grained vs obliging

cross-grained

adj
  • Difficult to deal with; contrary or troublesome. 

  • Having an irregular rather than a parallel grain. 

obliging

noun
  • The imposition of an obligation. 

adj
  • Happy and ready to do favours for others. 

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