Expression: better off

[Haihao]

Hi,

Could you help me out with the following passages?

[Alan]

Hi again,

1 Little and a little are different in what they suggest. Little on its own means not much but a little quantifies the extent/amount, indicating a specifically small amount/extent.

2 Yes this means put the car in reverse gear

3 This refers to the fact that the shape of the moon looked very thin/slight.

4 This suggests 'transcended' 'went beyond'

5 Yes, this 'plane' suggests intellectual level.

6 This suggests 'because of' this unwillingness.'

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[Haihao]

Thank you again, Alan! Now my yen's worth could suggest that 'some of them little better off than he was' means: some of them not quite better off than he was', couldn't it? Is 'better off' here = 'wiser' or 'richer'?

Thank you!

Haihao