sidestep vs stairs

sidestep

noun
  • A step to the side. 

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

verb
  • To step to the side. 

  • To avoid or dodge. 

stairs

noun
  • A contiguous set of steps connecting two floors. 

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