He muttered some barely audible words to me: "With a little luck, the war should be over for us in a few days."

His last audible words were, "Jesus, have mercy on me."

"I would never force a woman into my bed," he said, his words barely audible.

I spoke her name more as an extended gr sound than an audible word.

Helen's comfort was welcome, as were her next scarcely audible words.

She tried to deny it, but her lips failed to frame an audible word.

"In this world, yes," he said, his words barely audible.

If you wish to talk to me, you must do it from now on without audible words.

"I think we're dealing with something we can't handle," he said softly, his words barely audible over the phone.

A burst of static came back over his communicator, with only a few words audible.