ordeal vs smouldering

ordeal

noun
  • The poisonous ordeal bean or Calabar bean 

  • A painful or trying experience. 

  • A trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test (such as ducking in water), divine authority deciding the guilt of the accused. 

smouldering

noun
  • The act by which something smoulders; residual heat. 

adj
  • Burning slowly, producing smoke but no flame. 

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