Better
Better verb - To be greater, better, or stronger than.
Spruce
Both words in one sentence
- Even then, you'd be better advised to spruce up your Russian alongside your Yiddish before going anywhere near the vicinity of Brighton Beach.
Source: Metro Specific Underworld - Doom; every time he manages to take control of a nation/planet, he'll spruce the place up very nicely and run it better than most governments ever manage, but will ultimately get bored of running it.
Source: Pyrrhic Villainy
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