roaring vs rough-and-tumble

roaring

adj
  • Intensive; extreme. 

  • Very successful; lively. 

noun
  • An affection of the windpipe of a horse, causing a loud, peculiar noise in breathing under exertion. 

  • A loud, deep, prolonged sound, as of a large beast; a roar. 

rough-and-tumble

adj
  • active, vigorous and rough, with the possibility of harm 

  • highly competitive 

verb
  • Engage in rough-and-tumble activity 

noun
  • An environment of rough activity 

  • Rough activity; fighting or brawling; a fight. 

  • A person who characteristically engages in such activity 

How often have the words roaring and rough-and-tumble occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )