proceed vs remain

proceed

verb
  • To go on in an orderly or regulated manner; to begin and carry on a series of acts or measures; to act methodically 

  • To come from; to have as its source or origin. 

  • To take an academic degree. 

  • To be applicable or effective; to be valid. 

  • To be transacted; to take place; to occur. 

  • To move, pass, or go forward or onward; to advance; to carry on 

  • To pass from one point, topic, or stage, to another. 

  • To begin and carry on a legal process. 

remain

verb
  • To continue unchanged in place, form, or condition, or undiminished in quantity; to abide; to stay; to endure; to last. 

  • To await; to be left to. 

  • To continue in a state of being. 

  • To be left after a number or quantity has been subtracted or cut off; to be left as not included or comprised. 

  • To stay after others or other parts have been removed or otherwise disappeared. 

noun
  • That which is left; relic; remainder. 

  • That which is left of a human being after the life is gone; relics; a dead body. 

  • Posthumous works or productions, especially literary works. 

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