nail-biting vs trying

nail-biting

adj
  • That causes nervous anticipation or suspense 

trying

adj
  • Irritating, stressful or bothersome. 

  • Difficult to endure; arduous. 

noun
  • The act by which one tries something; an attempt. 

How often have the words nail-biting and trying occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )