extraordinary vs life-or-death

extraordinary

adj
  • Remarkably good. 

  • Special or supernumerary. 

  • Not ordinary; exceptional; unusual. 

noun
  • Anything that goes beyond what is ordinary. 

life-or-death

adj
  • Of critical importance to the success of a particular endeavor. 

  • Having death as a possible or even likely outcome; perilous. 

  • Of critical importance to the survival of a living organism. 

How often have the words extraordinary and life-or-death occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )