I start to move my side forward, this way the risk to hit Unfortunate's injured leg against the cliff is less.
Others slept with their women on shelves built against the cliff.
Frank tried to anchor his feet against the cliff, but it was of no use.
Right up against the cliff face the loose rock was almost a ledge.
He didn't even glance at me, though I held him pressed against the cliff.
He was on his left side, his back against the cliff, facing out toward the open sea.
The far end over there was firm enough against the cliff, but the bottom of the dam must have moved.
His knees turned to rubber and he fell back against the cliff.
He had dismounted from his robot, and was sitting, back against the cliff.
Finally he could make out a deeper blackness against the cliff.