head-on vs perpetual

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. 

perpetual

adj
  • Continuing; uninterrupted. 

  • Set up to be in effect or have tenure for an unlimited duration. 

  • Lasting forever, or for an indefinitely long time. 

  • Flowering throughout the growing season. 

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