dire straits vs quandary

dire straits

noun
  • A difficult position. 

quandary

noun
  • A dilemma, a difficult decision or choice. 

  • A state of not knowing what to decide; a state of difficulty or perplexity; a state of uncertainty, hesitation or puzzlement. 

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