seek vs sidestep

seek

verb
  • To try to reach or come to; to go to; to resort to. 

  • To try to acquire or gain; to strive after; to aim at. 

  • To try to find; to look for; to search for. 

  • To navigate through a stream. 

  • To ask for; to solicit; to beseech. 

  • To attempt, endeavour, try 

noun
  • The operation of navigating through a stream. 

sidestep

verb
  • To step to the side. 

  • To avoid or dodge. 

noun
  • A physical motion or metaphorical act to avoid or dodge something. 

  • A step to the side. 

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