noose vs pitfall

noose

noun
  • An adjustable loop of rope, such as the one placed around the neck in hangings, or the one at the end of a lasso. 

verb
  • To tie or catch in a noose; to entrap or ensnare. 

pitfall

noun
  • A potential, unsuspected, hidden problem, hazard, or danger that is easily encountered but not immediately obvious. 

  • A type of trap consisting of a concealed pit in the ground, which the victim is supposed to fall into and not be able to get out from. 

  • An antipattern. 

  • Subsidence below ground in a mine, which can cause the ground level above to drop. 

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