counsel vs strike up

counsel

verb
  • To give advice, especially professional advice, to (somebody). 

  • To recommend (a course of action). 

noun
  • A lawyer, as in King's Counsel (KC) or Queen's Counsel (QC). 

  • The exchange of opinions and advice especially in legal issues; consultation. 

  • Exercise of judgment; prudence. 

  • Advice; guidance. 

  • Deliberate purpose; design; intent; scheme; plan. 

strike up

verb
  • To start something with somebody else, such as a conversation or relationship. 

  • To start something, usually playing live music. 

  • To raise (as sheet metal), in making dishes, pans, etc., by blows or pressure in a die. 

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