The phrase "awkward energy" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation or atmosphere that feels uncomfortable or tense, often due to social interactions.
Example: "During the meeting, there was an awkward energy in the room as everyone struggled to find the right words."
Alternatives: "uncomfortable vibe" or "tense atmosphere".
Perhaps Nirvana's first album, Bleach (1989), got close to touching the Aussies but even this was no comparison to the incredible raw and awkward energy of bands like the Scientists, X (the Australian, not US, band), Beasts of Bourbon, feedtime, Cosmic Psychos and Lubricated Goat.
You can feel the awkward energy in the room or on the phone as the interviewer realizes you know way more about the topic than they do.
I got that same jarring buzz and uncertainty to what I felt when I first heard the awkward energy in grime and dubstep - but it was rolling, danceable.
When we visited family, I would ask them to turn the TV off, then marinate in the awkward energy I brought to the gathering.
Burning with an awkward, artless energy, Mr. Tobia's photographs are worth lingering over, for somehow he manages to capture moments of poignancy, humor and pathos in the everyday.
"It was very far removed from the automatic stimulus-response that we were used to thinking about with animals". Finn pointed out that this was a slow, awkward and energy-inefficient form of movement, which made them more vulnerable to predators.
These conversations were different somehow, with fewer awkward silences, more energy and a certain daydreamy quality (well, not with the fence guy).
But they complained that alternative energy remains awkward for consumers because few filling stations provide fill-ups - for example, only 1,000 of America's 176,000 service stations offers ethanol fuel.
The third option, "growing through it," means repairing the relationship will definitely feel awkward at times, take energy, risk disappointment, require forgiveness and possibly reveal your own shortcomings.
As Mr. Mayhew recalled, his Chewbacca regalia was "not awkward, but it's energy-consumption-ing".
