mano a mano vs scuffle

mano a mano

noun
  • A head-on conflict or direct competition. 

adv
  • Characterized by head-to-head competition or conflict. 

adj
  • in close confrontation 

scuffle

noun
  • A rough, disorderly fight or struggle at close quarters. 

  • Poverty; struggle. 

  • A Dutch hoe, manipulated by both pushing and pulling. 

verb
  • To fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters. 

  • To walk with a shuffling gait. 

  • To make a living with difficulty, getting by on a low income, to struggle financially. 

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