conduct vs manage

conduct

verb
  • To lead; to direct; to be in charge of (people or tasks) 

  • To carry out (something organized) 

  • To direct, as the leader in the performance of a musical composition. 

  • To serve as a medium for conveying; to transmit (heat, light, electricity, etc.) 

  • To behave. 

  • To act as a conductor (as of heat, electricity, etc.); to carry. 

noun
  • Plot. 

  • Behaviour; the manner of behaving. 

  • Skillful guidance or management. 

  • The act or method of controlling or directing. 

manage

verb
  • To direct or be in charge of. 

  • To handle or control (a situation, job). 

  • To achieve (something) without fuss, or without outside help. 

  • To manage to say; to say while fighting back embarrassment, laughter, etc. 

  • To succeed at an attempt in spite of difficulty. 

  • To train (a horse) in the manège; to exercise in graceful or artful action. 

  • To handle with skill, wield (a tool, weapon etc.). 

noun
  • Manège. 

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