2 Words to use with hairbreadth

Spending much time in the saddle, while a mere boy he crossed the plains many times in company with bull-trains; on some of these trips he met with thrilling adventures and had several hairbreadth escapes from death at the hands of Indians.

Both ran to extremes, Rochefort in his literary invectives, Flourens in his hairbreadth adventures.

2 Words to use with  hairbreadth