To narrowly escape a dangerous or unlucky situation.
Едва избежал опасной или неудачной ситуации. (Edva izbezhat opasnoy ili neudachnoy situatsii)
"We really dodged a bullet when that deal fell through."
"Мы действительно едва избежали проблемы, когда сделка сорвалась." (My deystvitelno edva izbezhali problemy kogda sdelka sorvalas)
to actively try to achieve your ambitions
a state of complete freedom or lack of pressure
to cause a sudden failure; to interrupt a process abruptly
to hear something but quickly forget it
To continue believing in a positive outcome.
the best of a group; the finest selection