abide
to abide better days

alone
better alone than in bad company

alter
to alter for the better

better
to better oneself

conceive
he could not conceive of a better plan

diet
diet cures better than lancet

employ
to be better employed doing something

envy
better be envied than pitied

fewer
the fewer the better

gas up
we had better gas up at once

grey
the grey mare is the better horse

grow
to grow better

heap
heaps better

it
he felt the better for it

least
the least said the better

mare
the grey mare is the better horse

mile
that is miles better

nobody
...his work better / nobody ever did their work

none
...occupation is better than none at all

own up
you had better own up at once

prevention
prevention is better than cure

read up
you'd better read up the rules

reign
better to reign in hell than serve in heaven

roundly
...they had better go home

sleep on
you had better sleep on it

slightly
he is slightly better

sooner
the sooner the better

than
I know him better than you (do)

the
the sooner he goes, the better

unsaid
some things are better left unsaid