trouble vs zest

trouble

noun
  • A distressing or dangerous situation. 

  • A difficulty, problem, condition, or action contributing to such a situation. 

  • A fault or interruption in a stratum. 

  • A malfunction. 

  • A violent occurrence or event. 

  • Efforts taken or expended, typically beyond the normal required. 

  • Liability to punishment; conflict with authority. 

  • Wife. Clipping of trouble and strife. 

verb
  • In weaker sense: to bother or inconvenience. 

  • To mentally distress; to cause (someone) to be anxious or perplexed. 

  • To worry; to be anxious. 

  • To take pains to do something. 

zest

noun
  • Enthusiasm; keen enjoyment; relish; gusto. 

  • The outer skin of a citrus fruit, used as a flavouring or garnish. 

  • General vibrance of flavour. 

  • The woody, thick skin enclosing the kernel of a walnut. 

verb
  • To scrape the zest from a fruit. 

  • To make more zesty. 

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