manage vs noddle

manage

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

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

  • To direct or be in charge of. 

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

  • 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. 

noddle

verb
  • To nod repeatedly. 

noun
  • The head; the part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth and main sense organs. 

  • The head as the seat of mental capacity or intellect. 

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