used to emphasize something, especially that there is a large amount or too much of something
بسیار, خیلی زیاد, به شدت, بسیار زیاد, شدیداً زیاد
It's going to cost an awful lot of money.
There's not an awful lot of room.
I feel an awful lot better than I did yesterday.
(British English)I had an awful job persuading him to come .