P9
1. after a fashion: to follow a fashion (tendency)
2. They are protected after a fashion: They are somewhat protected in an unsatisfactory manner.
3. loot: rob, raid, plunder, pillage, sack, ransack, pilfer
4. lair: the place where a wild animal hides, rests and sleeps
5. reprisal: (often plural form with singular meaning) act of punishing others for harm done to oneself
P10
1. sanctuary: a place or area where birds or other animals may not be hunted and their natural enemy controlled
2. the gorilla sanctuary: the area where it is forbidden by law to capture or kill gorillas so that they can live in their natural state
3. safari: a trip through wild country (in east and central Africa); people, vehicles and animals of such a trip.
4. our safari: “safari” is a Swahili word meaning “hunting expedition” or “overland journey or a group of people on such a journey, especially in East and Central Africa”. Such a journey is expensive, often with guides, guards and transport provided. In the text “our safari” means “our touring party”.