a batch of letters.
a deal of trouble.
a lot of money.
a mess of porridge.
a slew of journalists.
a wad of money.
he got into a terrible fix.
he made a mint on the stock market.
he made a muddle of his marriage.
He messed up his room.
it must have cost plenty.
see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos.
she smoothed the mussiness of the bed.
the house was a mess.