make a move vs retard

make a move

verb
  • To depart from a place; to set off. 

  • Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see make, move. 

  • To take action. 

  • To initiate a conversation or perform an action intended to engage the willing attention of a person in whom one has a romantic or sexual interest; to approach someone of romantic or sexual appeal in hopes of escalating to a romantic or sexual encounter or relationship. 

retard

verb
  • To put off; to postpone. 

  • To decelerate; to slow down. 

  • To keep delaying; to continue to hinder; to prevent from progressing. 

noun
  • Retardation; delay. 

  • A slowing down of the tempo; a ritardando. 

  • A person or being who is extremely stupid or slow to learn. 

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