prospect vs recollection

prospect

noun
  • The act of looking forward; foresight; anticipation. 

  • Relative position of the front of a building or other structure; face; relative aspect. 

  • A hope; a hopeful. 

  • A position affording a fine view; a lookout. 

  • The region which the eye overlooks at one time; view; scene; outlook. 

  • A picturesque or panoramic view; a landscape; hence, a sketch of a landscape. 

  • Any player whose rights are owned by a top-level professional team, but who has yet to play a game for said team. 

  • The potential things that may come to pass, often favorable. 

  • A potential client or customer. 

  • The façade of an organ. 

verb
  • To search, as for gold. 

  • To determine which minerals or metals are present in a location. 

recollection

noun
  • That which is recollected; something called to mind; a reminiscence. 

  • The act or practice of collecting or concentrating the mind; concentration; self-control. 

  • The act of recollecting, or recalling to the memory; the act of recalling to memory. 

  • A spiritual retreat, especially one that is short. 

  • Process of collecting again. 

  • The power of recalling ideas to the mind, or the period within which things can be recollected; remembrance. 

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