alone
better alone than in bad company

anyone
he works more than anyone

bargain for
that's more than I bargained for

bark
his bark is worse than his bite

better
better alone than in bad company

bite off
to bite off more than one can chew

chew
to bite off more than one can chew

diet
diet cures better than lancet

envy
better be envied than pitied

faster
faster than sound

fortnight
...a week than a fortnight

hold down
...for more than a month

later
no later than / not later than

less
less than 5 euros

more
he has more books than you

no
she is no better than last week

often
more often than not

other
a constitution far other than ours

pass off
...as richer than he is

prevention
prevention is better than cure

put together
more than... put together

rum
...rummer stories than that

somewhat
more than somewhat

sooner
no sooner said than done

subtle
...more subtle than any beast

swallow up
...expenses more than swallow up the earnings

than
less than five

useless
to be worse than useless

usual
she arrived later than usual

usually
more than usually