kick around vs ponder

kick around

verb
  • To be discussed informally; to be considered. 

  • To wander loose; to float around; to hang around. 

  • To abuse or mistreat; to bully; to be rough with. 

noun
  • An informal game of football, rugby or similar sports. 

ponder

verb
  • To consider (something) carefully and thoroughly. 

  • To wonder, think of deeply. 

noun
  • A period of deep thought. 

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