menace vs peril

menace

verb
  • To endanger (someone or something); to imperil or jeopardize. 

  • To threaten (an evil to be inflicted). 

  • To make threats against (someone); to intimidate. 

noun
  • An annoying and bothersome person or thing. 

  • The act of threatening. 

  • A perceived threat or danger. 

peril

verb
  • To cause to be in danger; to imperil; to risk. 

noun
  • A situation of serious and immediate danger. 

  • An event which causes a loss, or the risk of a specific such event. 

  • Something that causes, contains, or presents danger. 

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