Able-bodied
Able-bodied adjective - Enjoying health and vigor.
Better and able-bodied are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Better" instead an adjective phrase "Able-bodied".
Better
Better adjective - (comparative of `good') superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another.
Able-bodied and better are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Able-bodied" instead an adjective "Better".
Both words in one sentence
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Sarah is more able-bodied and in somewhat better shape, so she takes care of her blind, frail sister Libby.
Source: Film / The Whales of August -
Whoopi Epiphany Speech: A poor, ethnic minority, disabled, illiterate, or ill-educated character (ideally all of the above) makes a wise and insightful speech to the white, able-bodied, richer, better-educated protagonist.
Source: Glurge
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