else vs over and above

else

adv
  • Otherwise, if not. 

adj
  • Other; in addition to previously mentioned items. 

conj
  • For otherwise; or else. 

over and above

adv
  • Supplementarily. 

  • More than is necessary or than expected. 

  • more than is required e.g. by a contract. 

prep
  • in addition to, supplementary to 

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