adhere vs stick fast

adhere

verb
  • To affirm a judgment. 

  • To be attached or devoted by personal union, in belief, on principle, etc. 

  • To be consistent or coherent; to be in accordance; to agree. 

  • To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united. 

stick fast

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