follow up vs scrutinize

follow up

verb
  • To take further actions remaining after an event; to continue, revisit, or persist; especially, to maintain communication or verify. 

scrutinize

verb
  • To examine something with great care or detail, as to look for hidden or obscure flaws. 

  • To audit accounts etc in order to verify them. 

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