едва(удасться, суметь, успеть: He escaped from the secret police by the skin of his teeth. • I passed the test by the skin of my teeth.Aleksei Svetailo)
чудом(избежать опасности и т. п.: We were able to catch the train but only by the skin of our teeth. • He escaped from the secret police by the skin of his teeth.IrinaZaytseva)