peril vs safeguard

peril

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. 

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

safeguard

verb
  • To escort safely. 

  • To implement safeguarding. 

  • To protect, to keep safe. 

noun
  • A safe-conduct or passport, especially in time of war. 

  • Something that serves as a guard or protection; a defense. 

  • One who, or that which, defends or protects; defence; protection. 

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