expression vs should

expression

noun
  • A colloquialism or idiom. 

  • A specific blend of whisky. 

  • The action of expressing thoughts, ideas, feelings, etc. 

  • An arrangement of symbols denoting values, operations performed on them, and grouping symbols. 

  • The process of translating a gene into a protein. 

  • A facial appearance usually associated with an emotion. 

  • (manufacturing) The act of pressing or squeezing out. 

  • A particular way of phrasing an idea. 

  • A piece of code in a high-level language that returns a value. 

  • The tone of voice or sound in music. 

  • emotional involvement or engagement in a text read aloud rendered by the voice of the reciter or the reader 

should

noun
  • Something that ought to be the case as opposed to already being the case. 

verb
  • Will be likely to (become or do something); indicates a degree of possibility or probability that the stated thing will happen or be true in the future. 

  • Indicates that something is expected to have happened or to be the case now. 

  • Used to express a conditional outcome. 

  • With verbs such as 'see' or 'hear', usually in the second person, used to point out something remarkable in either a good or bad way. 

  • To make a statement of what ought to be true, as opposed to reality. 

  • Used to impart a tentative, conjectural or polite nuance. 

  • Used to express what the speaker would do in another person's situation, as a means of giving a suggestion or recommendation. 

  • Simple past tense of shall. 

  • In questions, asks what is correct, proper, desirable, etc. 

  • Used to issue an instruction (traditionally seen as carrying less force of authority than alternatives such as 'shall' or 'must'). 

  • Used to give advice or opinion that an action is, or would have been, beneficial or desirable. 

  • Used to form a variant of the present subjunctive, expressing a state or action that is hypothetical, potential, mandated, etc. 

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