countenance vs look

countenance

noun
  • Appearance, especially the features and expression of the face. 

  • Favour; support; encouragement. 

  • Calm facial expression, composure, self-control. 

verb
  • To tolerate, support, sanction, patronise or approve of something. 

look

noun
  • Physical appearance, visual impression. 

  • A facial expression. 

  • The action of looking; an attempt to see. 

intj
  • Pay attention. 

verb
  • As a transitive verb, often in the imperative; chiefly takes relative clause as direct object. 

  • To make sure of, to see to. 

  • To look at a pitch as a batter without swinging at it. 

  • To give an appearance of being. 

  • To express or manifest by a look. 

  • To face or present a view. 

  • To expect or anticipate. 

  • As an intransitive verb, often with "at". 

  • To search for, to try to find. 

  • To appear, to seem. 

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