at ease vs fraught

at ease

prep
  • Allowed to refrain from being in rigid formation. 

  • Free of anxiety; not stressed or tense. 

  • In a relaxed position with the feet apart rather than at attention. 

fraught

verb
  • To load (a ship, cargo etc.). 

adj
  • Distressed or causing distress, for example through complexity. 

  • Furnished, equipped. 

  • Loaded up or charged with; accompanied by; entailing. 

  • Laden. 

noun
  • Two bucketfuls (of water). 

  • A load; a burden. 

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