askance vs regard

askance

verb
  • To look at (someone or something) with a sideways glance. 

  • To turn (one's eye or gaze) to the side. 

adj
  • Turned to the side, especially of the eyes. 

adv
  • Sideways; obliquely. 

  • With disapproval, skepticism, or suspicion. 

regard

verb
  • To look at; to observe. 

  • To consider, look upon (something) in a given way etc. 

  • To have to do with, to concern. 

  • To face toward. 

noun
  • A particular aspect or detail; respect, sense. 

  • The worth or estimation in which something or someone is held. 

  • A steady look, a gaze. 

  • Slang for retard, a very bad stock trader. 

  • One's concern for another; esteem; relation, reference. 

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