noun
1 ability to be active/work hard
ADJECTIVE
▪ boundless , endless , inexhaustible , limitless , unflagging , unlimited
▪
I admire her boundless ~.
▪ pure , raw , sheer
▪ excess , surplus
▪ nervous , restless
▪ manic
▪ youthful
▪ creative
▪
There is a lack of creative ~ in the industry.
▪ emotional , mental , physical , sexual
▪ pent-up
▪ negative , positive
… OF ENERGY
▪ amount , level
▪
You can judge how healthy you are by the amount of ~ you have.
▪ great deal
▪
Bringing up twins requires a great deal of ~.
▪ burst
▪
With a sudden burst of ~, he ran to the top of the hill.
VERB + ENERGY
▪ be bursting with , be full of , have
▪
The children are always full of ~.
▪
I don't seem to have any ~ these days.
▪ exude , radiate
▪ feel
▪
You could feel the ~ coming back to you from the audience.
▪ lack
▪
He never seems to lack ~.
▪ put
▪
She put all her ~ into her work.
▪
I will put all my energies into improving the situation. ( esp. BrE )
▪ expend ( formal ), spend , use
▪ channel , concentrate , devote , direct , focus , turn
▪
Prisoners are encouraged to channel their ~ into exercise.
▪ add , bring , give
▪ boost
▪ conserve , save
▪ work off
▪
The kids were running around, working off their surplus ~.
▪ waste
▪
We don't want to waste our ~ trying to persuade people who are just not interested.
▪ drain , sap
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The hills sapped his ~ and he got off his bike for frequent rests.
▪ muster , muster up , summon , summon up
▪
She eventually summoned up the ~ to cook dinner.
▪ invest
▪
We must invest our time and ~ in the development of our craft.
ENERGY + VERB
▪ flag
▪
It was late and my ~ was beginning to flag.
▪ dissipate , drain away
ENERGY + NOUN
▪ level , reserves
▪
My ~ levels are still low.
▪ bar , drink
▪ boost
▪
Sugar provides an ~ boost.
PHRASES
▪ ~ and enthusiasm
▪
She always works with ~ and enthusiasm.
▪ an outlet for your ~
▪
Football gives them an outlet for their ~.
▪ time or ~
▪
I don't have the time or ~ to argue with you.
▪ a waste of ~
▪
It's a waste of ~ cutting this grass—nobody's going to see it.
2 source of power
ADJECTIVE
▪ alternative , clean , green , renewable
▪
the change from fossil fuels to renewable ~
▪ atomic , nuclear , solar , wave , wind
▪ cheap
… OF ENERGY
▪ amount
▪
The new power station produces vast amounts of ~.
VERB + ENERGY
▪ generate , produce
▪ harness
▪
attempts to harness solar ~
▪ release
▪ provide , supply
▪ consume , use
▪ store
▪
No battery could store enough ~ to turn over a car's engine.
▪ conserve , save
▪ waste
▪ need , require
ENERGY + NOUN
▪ production
▪ consumption , use
▪ demand , needs , requirements
▪
total ~ requirements for the coming year
▪ supply
▪
The nuclear plant provides a fifth of the nation's ~ supplies.
▪ resources , sources
▪ reserves , stores
▪ conservation
▪ savings
▪
equipment that offers long-term ~ savings
▪ efficiency
▪ bill , costs , prices
▪ crisis , problem , shortage
▪
The country could face an ~ crisis if demand continues to rise.
▪ company , industry , sector
▪
state control of the ~ industries
▪ market
▪
The cost of solar power needs to fall before it makes an impact on the ~ market.
▪ plan , policy , programme/program , project , strategy
▪
a government-sponsored renewable ~ project
▪ management
▪ independence ( esp. AmE )
PHRASES
▪ a demand for ~
▪
The demand for ~ is expected to increase dramatically.
▪ a form of ~
▪ a source of ~