embrace vs taking

embrace

noun
  • An act of enfolding or including. 

  • Full acceptance (of something). 

  • An act of putting arms around someone and bringing the person close to the chest; a hug. 

  • An enclosure partially or fully surrounding someone or something. 

verb
  • To clasp (someone or each other) in the arms with affection; to take in the arms; to hug. 

  • To encircle; to enclose, to encompass. 

  • To seize (something) eagerly or with alacrity; to accept or take up with cordiality; to welcome. 

  • To enfold, to include (ideas, principles, etc.); to encompass. 

  • To submit to; to undergo. 

taking

noun
  • The act by which something is taken. 

  • A seizure of someone's goods or possessions. 

  • Cash or money received (by a shop or other business, for example). 

  • A state of mental distress, resulting in excited or erratic behavior (in the expression in a taking). 

adj
  • Alluring; attractive. 

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