forthcoming vs head-on

forthcoming

adj
  • Approaching or about to take place. 

  • Available when needed; in place, ready. 

  • Willing to co-operate or provide information; candid, frank, responsive. 

noun
  • Something that is yet to come. 

  • An act of coming forth. 

head-on

adj
  • Direct, abrupt, blunt or unequivocal; not prevaricating. 

  • Of a collision, from the front or in the direction of motion. 

noun
  • A collision from the front. 

adv
  • With the front of a vehicle. 

  • With direct confrontation. 

How often have the words forthcoming and head-on occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )