a whole lot (of)

a whole lot = a lot の強調　非常に･かなり･大いに

a whole lot + 比較級 er

Studying English on my own got a whole lot easier than before.

Taste and compare(食べ比べると･味を比べると), I think Japanese sweets are a whole lot sweeter than the ones of other countries. But sometimes I feel it is too sweet. 

I can have just a whole lot more fun.

a whole lot of + 名詞

Modern agriculture simply takes up a whole lot of land.

whole   /həƱl/　adj)全体の･多数の･大きな

take up   始める･着手する、場所を取る