amplify vs lose the thread

amplify

verb
  • To add content that is not present in the source text to the target text, usually to improve the fluency of the translation. 

  • To increase the amplitude of something, especially of an electric current. 

  • To render larger, more extended, or more intense. 

  • To enlarge by addition or commenting; to treat copiously by adding particulars, illustrations, etc.; to expand. 

lose the thread

verb
  • To get distracted and lose track of something (one's train of thought, a conversation). 

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