nark vs vex

nark

verb
  • To annoy or irritate. 

  • To stop. 

  • To serve or behave as a spy or informer. 

  • To complain. 

  • To watch; to observe. 

noun
  • An unpleasant person, especially one who makes things difficult for others. 

  • A police spy or informer. 

vex

verb
  • To annoy, irritate. 

  • To toss back and forth; to agitate; to disquiet. 

  • To twist, to weave. 

  • To cause (mental) suffering to; to distress. 

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