distress vs repose

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. 

repose

verb
  • To lie; to be supported. 

  • To die, especially of a saint. 

  • To pose again. 

  • To compose; to make tranquil. 

  • To remain or abide restfully without anxiety or alarms. 

  • To lie at rest; to rest. 

  • To lay, to set down. 

  • To place, have, or rest; to set; to entrust. 

  • To reside in something. 

noun
  • A form of visual harmony that gives rest to the eye. 

  • quietness; ease; peace; calmness. 

  • The period between eruptions of a volcano. 

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