give up vs retain

give up

verb
  • To stop or quit (an activity, etc.) 

  • To admit defeat, capitulate 

  • Become fully taken over by a certain quality, activity, trait, &c. 

  • To abandon (someone or something) 

  • To relinquish (something) 

  • To execute a trade on behalf of another broker. 

  • To surrender (someone or something) 

  • To lose hope concerning (someone or something) 

retain

verb
  • To keep in possession or use. 

  • To employ by paying a retainer. 

  • To hold back (a pupil) instead of allowing them to advance to the next class or year. 

  • To keep in one's pay or service. 

  • To hold secure. 

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