crux vs matter

crux

noun
  • A puzzle or difficulty. 

  • The basic, central, or essential point or feature. 

  • The critical or transitional moment or issue, a turning point. 

  • The hardest point of a climb. 

  • A cross on a coat of arms. 

matter

noun
  • An affair, condition, or subject, especially one of concern or (especially when preceded by the) one that is problematic. 

  • Matter made up of normal particles, not antiparticles. 

  • Aristotelian: undeveloped potentiality subject to change and development; formlessness. Matter receives form, and becomes substance. 

  • The basic structural component of the universe, usually having mass and volume. 

  • An approximate amount or extent. 

  • Printed material, especially in books or magazines. 

  • A kind of substance. 

verb
  • To be important. 

  • To care about, to mind; to find important. 

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