In fact, [косички] went out of fashion years before that.

braids

It was a very [провокационный] thing to say.

provocative inflammatory

By Saturday night, the whole town was ready for the [драке] .

fray fight

Their intellectual narrowness was [гнетущей] .

suffocating stifling oppressive

Have you got your ticket [корешок (билета] ?)

stub

The band was so loud it blew the whole sound system, including the [усилитель] .

amplifier

The garden was full of [улиток] .

snails slugs

Info: "Snails" have shells, "slugs" don't.

Why be so silly as to listen to such [сплетни] ?

rumors rumours gossip

Info: BrE "rumours", AmE "rumors"

What with huge fires and [вырубкой леса] , not much is left of America's wilds.

deforestation

My [воздушный змей] broke off its string and soared away on the wind.

kite

They read the Holy Scriptures with undiminished [усердием] .

zeal

She had become a fragile old lady with [хрупкими] bones.

brittle frail

Naturally, no one wanted to be held [ответственным] for the failed project.

accountable responsible

Helping them is simply an economic [невыполнимость] .

impossibility

Why trust anyone who has already proved to be [непорядочным] .

dishonest

Cutting back on maintenance will [ухудшит] our ability to guarantee the safety of our city.

impair reduce worsen damage

They've eaten up all the cake and only left us the [крохи] .

crumbs

As he drank, he grew more and more [безрассудным] .

reckless foolish foolhardy

Although [тщетно] , their resistance inspired subsequent generations of Indians.

futile hopeless

Info: The phrase "in vain" would of course also work.

After I got stung by that [оса] , I lost interest in the party.

wasp yellowjacket hornet

Info: A "hornet" is the biggest type, and a "yellowjacket" quite small.