finish vs opening

finish

noun
  • A shot on goal, especially one that ends in a goal. 

  • The result of any process changing the physical or chemical properties of cloth. 

  • A protective coating given to wood or metal and other surfaces. 

  • A finishing touch; careful elaboration; polish. 

  • An end; the end of anything. 

verb
  • To reach orgasm. 

  • To complete (something). 

  • To change an animal's food supply in the months before it is due for slaughter, with the intention of fattening the animal. 

  • To apply a treatment to (a surface or similar). 

  • To put an end to; to destroy. 

  • To come to an end. 

opening

noun
  • The first few moves in a game. 

  • The first few measures of a musical composition. 

  • The first performance of a show or play by a particular troupe. 

  • A gap permitting passage through. 

  • The initial period when a show at an art gallery or museum is first opened, especially the first evening. 

  • A vacant position, especially in an array. 

  • An unoccupied employment position. 

  • In mathematical morphology, the dilation of the erosion of a set. 

  • An act or instance of making or becoming open. 

  • A time available in a schedule. 

  • An opportunity, as in a competitive activity. 

  • An act or instance of beginning. 

adj
  • Pertaining to the start or beginning of a series of events. 

  • describing the first period of play, usually up to the fall of the first wicket; describing a batsman who opens the innings or a bowler who opens the attack 

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