ease vs plight

ease

verb
  • To give respite to (someone). 

  • To move (something) slowly and carefully. 

  • To free (something) from pain, worry, agitation, etc. 

  • To reduce the difficulty of (something). 

  • To proceed with little effort. 

  • To alleviate, assuage or lessen (pain). 

  • To loosen or slacken the tension on a line. 

  • To lessen in intensity. 

noun
  • Additional space provided to allow greater movement. 

  • Release from constraint, obligation, or a constrained position. 

  • Followed by of or from: release from or reduction of pain, hardship, or annoyance. 

  • Freedom from pain, hardship, and annoyance, sometimes (derogatory, archaic) idleness, sloth. 

  • Ability, the means to do something 

  • Freedom from difficulty. 

  • Skill, dexterity, facility. 

  • Freedom from worry and concern; peace; sometimes (derogatory, archaic) indifference. 

  • Freedom from effort, leisure, rest. 

  • Freedom from financial effort or worry; affluence. 

  • Freedom from embarrassment or awkwardness; grace. 

plight

verb
  • To promise (oneself) to someone, or to do something. 

  • Specifically, to pledge (one's troth etc.) as part of a marriage ceremony. 

noun
  • Blame; culpability; fault; wrong-doing; sin; crime. 

  • One's office; duty; charge. 

  • Responsibility for ensuing consequences; risk; danger; peril. 

  • A dire or unfortunate situation. 

  • An instance of danger or peril; a dangerous moment or situation. 

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