Populace & Populous

-ace – (n.) the population of an area. An area's inhabitants.
-ous – (adj.) heavily populated.
A populous place has a large populace.

Profit & Prophet

Need I say more?

Raise, Rays, Raze

Raise – lift, build, grow, increase.
Rays – beams of energy.
Raze – tear down.
I suppose I should have drawn a specific skyline so we could get a discussion started. "Whaddaya got against Buffalo, dog?"
Sigh – another opportunity missed. :)

Ring & Wring

I don't know what the story is here. I guess she said "no."
Or "what took you so long??"

Oar, Or, Ore

Plus one for the hockey fans: