damage vs strip away

damage

verb
  • To impair the soundness, goodness, or value of; to harm or cause destruction. 

  • To remove a damaged or unsalable item from the sales floor for processing. 

noun
  • Cost or expense. 

  • Injury or harm; the condition or measure of something not being intact. 

strip away

verb
  • To discard or disregard; to ignore (a factor that obscures the reality). 

  • To remove, whether bit by bit or suddenly. 

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