dismissal vs lifeline

dismissal

noun
  • Release from confinement; liberation. 

  • A written or spoken statement of such an act. 

  • Removal from consideration; putting something out of one's mind, mentally disregarding something or someone. 

  • The rejection of a legal proceeding, or a claim or charge made therein. 

  • The act of sending someone away. 

  • Deprivation of office; the fact or process of being fired from employment or stripped of rank. 

  • The final blessing said by a priest or minister at the end of a religious service. 

  • The event of a batsman getting out; a wicket. 

lifeline

noun
  • A source of salvation in a crisis. 

  • A particular crease in the palm. 

  • A line from the diver to a tender at the surface control point. 

  • A line to which a drowning or falling victim may cling. 

  • A means or route for transporting indispensable supplies. 

  • System or structure of vital importance to a community. 

  • On the deck of a boat, a line to which one can attach oneself to stay aboard on rough seas. 

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