respire vs take a breath

respire

verb
  • To (inhale and) exhale; to breathe. 

  • To take up oxygen and produce carbon dioxide through oxidation. 

  • To breathe in and out successively. 

  • To recover one's breath or breathe easily following stress. 

take a breath

verb
  • to inhale and subsequently exhale air 

  • to pause or rest after strenuous activity 

  • to calm down 

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