head-on vs very

head-on

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

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

adv
  • With the front of a vehicle. 

  • With direct confrontation. 

noun
  • A collision from the front. 

very

adj
  • With limiting effect: mere. 

  • The same; identical. 

  • True, real, actual. 

adv
  • Conforming to fact, reality or rule; true. 

  • Used to firmly establish that nothing else surpasses in some respect. 

  • To a great extent or degree. 

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