stoppage vs undertaking

stoppage

noun
  • Something that forms an obstacle to continued activity; a blockage or obstruction. 

  • A pause or halt of some activity. 

undertaking

noun
  • That which is undertaken; any business, work, or project which a person engages in, or attempts to perform; an enterprise. 

  • A promise or pledge; a guarantee. 

  • The business of an undertaker, or the management of funerals. 

  • The act of one who undertakes (in either sense). 

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