make the scene vs retrogress

make the scene

retrogress

noun

  • A retrogression. 

verb

  • To return to an earlier, simpler or worse condition; to regress. 

  • To go backwards; to retreat. 

  • To return to bad behaviour; to relapse. 

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