distress vs help

distress

verb
  • To retain someone’s property against the payment of a debt; to distrain. 

  • To treat a new object to give it an appearance of age. 

  • To cause strain or anxiety to someone. 

noun
  • A cause of such discomfort. 

  • The thing taken by distraining; that which is seized to procure satisfaction. 

  • Physical or emotional discomfort, suffering, or alarm, particularly of a more acute nature. 

  • Serious danger. 

  • A seizing of property without legal process to force payment of a debt. 

  • An aversive state of stress to which a person cannot fully adapt. 

help

verb
  • To do something on the behalf of someone. 

  • To assist (a person) in getting something, especially food or drink at table; used with to. 

  • To provide assistance. 

  • To avoid; to prevent; to refrain from; to restrain (oneself). Usually used in nonassertive contexts with can. 

  • To provide assistance to (someone or something). 

  • To contribute in some way to. 

intj
  • A cry of distress or an urgent request for assistance 

noun
  • Action given to provide assistance; aid. 

  • Something or someone which provides assistance with a task. 

  • Documentation provided with computer software, etc. and accessed using the computer. 

  • A study aid. 

  • One or more people employed to help in the maintenance of a house or the operation of a farm or enterprise. 

  • Correction of deficits, as by psychological counseling or medication or social support or remedial training. 

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