doorstep vs outset

doorstep

noun
  • An outside step leading up to the door of a building, usually a home. 

  • One's immediate neighbourhood or locality. 

  • A thick slice, especially of bread. 

verb
  • To visit one household after another to solicit sales, charitable donations, political support, etc. 

  • To corner somebody for an unexpected interview. 

outset

verb
  • To cause (a design element) to extend around the outside of something else, the opposite of being inset. 

noun
  • Onset; the beginning or initial stage of something. 

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