halt vs pursue

halt

verb
  • To limp; move with a limping gait. 

  • To be lame, faulty, or defective, as in connection with ideas, or in measure, or in versification. 

  • To bring to a stop. 

  • To stand in doubt whether to proceed, or what to do; hesitate; be uncertain; linger; delay; mammer. 

  • To falter. 

  • To stop marching. 

  • To stop either temporarily or permanently. 

  • To cause to discontinue. 

  • To waver. 

noun
  • A minor railway station (usually unstaffed) in the United Kingdom. 

  • A cessation, either temporary or permanent. 

pursue

verb
  • To follow, travel down (a particular way, course of action etc.). 

  • To follow urgently, originally with intent to capture or harm; to chase. 

  • To aim for, go after (a specified objective, situation etc.). 

  • To participate in (an activity, business etc.); to practise, follow (a profession). 

  • To act as a legal prosecutor. 

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