sideline vs vocation

sideline

noun
  • The outside or perimeter of any activity. 

  • A line for hobbling an animal by connecting the fore and the hind feet of the same side. 

  • Something that is additional or extra or that exists around the edges or margins of a main item. 

  • Usually in the plural: the area outside the playing field beyond each sideline. 

  • A line at the side of something. 

  • A line defining the side boundary of a playing field. Used in Canadian football, field lacrosse and basketball. 

  • A secondary road, especially a byroad at right angles to a main road. 

verb
  • To remove or keep out of circulation or out of the focus. 

  • To place on the sidelines; to bench or to keep someone out of play. 

vocation

noun
  • An occupation for which a person is suited, trained or qualified. 

  • An inclination to undertake a certain kind of work, especially a religious career; often in response to a perceived summons; a calling. 

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