foray vs ransack

foray

verb
  • To do or attempt something outside one's typical area of expertise. 

  • To participate in a foray. 

noun
  • A brief excursion or attempt, especially outside one's accustomed sphere. 

  • A sudden or irregular incursion in border warfare; hence, any irregular incursion for war or spoils; a raid. 

ransack

verb
  • To make a vigorous and thorough search of (a place, person) with a view to stealing something, especially when leaving behind a state of disarray. 

  • To violate; to ravish; to deflower. 

  • To loot or pillage. See also sack. 

noun
  • Eager search. 

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