fear vs heart

fear

noun
  • A strong, uncontrollable, unpleasant emotion or feeling caused by actual or perceived danger or threat. 

  • Terrified veneration or reverence, particularly towards God, gods, or sovereigns. 

  • A phobia, a sense of fear induced by something or someone. 

adj
  • Able; capable; stout; strong; sound. 

verb
  • To regret. 

  • To worry about, to feel concern for, to be afraid for. 

  • To be afraid of (something or someone); to consider or expect (something or someone) with alarm. 

  • To venerate; to feel awe towards. 

  • To feel fear. 

heart

noun
  • One's feelings and emotions, especially considered as part of one's character. 

  • A wight or being. 

  • A muscular organ that pumps blood through the body, traditionally thought to be the seat of emotion. 

  • A playing card of the suit hearts featuring one or more heart-shaped symbols. 

  • The centre, essence, or core. 

  • Vigorous and efficient activity; power of fertile production; condition of the soil, whether good or bad. 

  • The twenty-fourth Lenormand card. 

  • The seat of the affections or sensibilities, collectively or separately, as love, hate, joy, grief, courage, etc.; rarely, the seat of the understanding or will; usually in a good sense; personality. 

  • Emotional strength that allows one to continue in difficult situations; courage; spirit; a will to compete. 

  • A conventional shape or symbol used to represent the heart, love, or emotion: ♥ or sometimes <3. 

verb
  • To form a dense cluster of leaves, a heart, especially of lettuce or cabbage. 

  • To fill an interior with rubble, as a wall or a breakwater. 

  • To be fond of. Often bracketed or abbreviated with a heart symbol. 

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