Pastoral describes rural areas; metropolitan describes urban areas.

To tailor a suit is to alter it; to edit a manuscript is to alter it.

A pedal propels a bicycle; an oar propels a canoe.

Division and section are synonyms; layer and tier are synonyms.

Depressed is an intensification of sad; exhausted is an intensification of tired.

A bristle is a part of a brush; a key is a part of a piano.

To drizzle is to rain slowly; to jog is to run slowly.

Pulsate and throb are synonyms, as are examine and scrutinize.

A group of fish is a shoal; a group of wolves is a pack.

Scale - A measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass.

An odometer measures distance; a scale measures weight.