shine vs tarnish

shine

verb
  • To be effulgent in splendour or beauty. 

  • To polish a cricket ball using saliva and one’s clothing. 

  • To emit or reflect light so as to glow. 

  • To distinguish oneself; to excel. 

  • To be immediately apparent. 

  • To create light with (a flashlight, lamp, torch, or similar). 

  • To be eminent, conspicuous, or distinguished; to exhibit brilliant intellectual powers. 

  • To reflect light. 

  • To cause (something) to shine; put a shine on (something); polish (something). 

  • To cause to shine, as a light or by reflected light. 

noun
  • Shoeshine. 

  • Brightness from reflected light. 

  • Excellence in quality or appearance; splendour. 

  • Brightness from a source of light. 

  • Moonshine; illicitly brewed alcoholic drink. 

  • Sunshine. 

  • A liking for a person; a fancy. 

  • The amount of shininess on a cricket ball, or on each side of the ball. 

tarnish

verb
  • To lose its lustre or attraction; to become dull. 

  • To compromise, damage, soil, or sully. 

  • To oxidize or discolor due to oxidation. 

noun
  • Oxidation or discoloration, especially of a decorative metal exposed to air. 

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