soar vs take a dive

soar

verb
  • To rise, especially rapidly or unusually high. 

  • To mount upward on wings, or as on wings, especially by gliding while employing rising air currents. 

  • To rise in thought, spirits, or imagination; to be exalted in mood. 

  • To remain aloft by means of a glider or other unpowered aircraft. 

  • To fly high with little effort, like a bird. 

noun
  • The act of soaring. 

  • An upward flight. 

take a dive

verb
  • To decline rapidly. 

  • To lose or fail intentionally. 

  • To feign a knockout in order to lose intentionally. 

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