(p. 99) āgala a door; a bolt for the door; an unfixed door (usu. made of wattles, straw, bamboo etc.); a hurdle; a barrier. 67)

(p. 123) ārakṣa police or military station; an outpost; defence force, homeguard. a. engaged in defence. আরক্ষা n. the police. আরক্ষাবাহিনী n. the police force. আরক্ষিক, আরক্ষী n. a policeman; a guardsman. আরক্ষিদল n. a police picket. 30)

(p. 118) ābhāsa faint or indistinct presence ('আভাসে দাও দেখা'); a shadow; a hint (আভাসে জানানো); glow. আভাস দেওয়া v. to appear faintly or indistinctly; to give a hint, to hint. ̃ইঙ্গিত n. hints; slight or indirect suggestion. আভাসে ইঙ্গিতে adv. by indirect suggestion, by hints. 57)

(p. 126) ālōhita slightly red, reddish. 101)

(p. 97) ān̐ṭā to fasten tightly, to tighten; to wear, to put on (পাগড়ি আঁটা); to bolt (দরজায় খিল আঁটা); to fix (স্ক্রু আঁটা); to affix (খামে টিকিট আঁটা); to shut, to close (দরজা আঁটা, লেফাফা আঁটা); to (be able to) contain or hold, to have capacity or room for (বালতিতে দুধ আঁটা), to contend with (usu. equally); to be equal to; to contrive (ফন্দি আঁটা); to be equal to, to cope with (বুদ্ধিতে আঁটা). a. closed, shut. আঁটাআঁটি, আঁটিসাঁটি n. excessive tightness; excessive strictness or rigour; firmness; higgling; excessive attention to (usu. one's own) interests (নিজের বেলা আঁটিসাঁটি). ̃নো v. to cause or force to contain or hold. 12)

(p. 104) ājhālā not pungent, not mixed with capsicums or chillies. 36)

(p. 115) āpīḍ়na pressing or squeezing or hugging or oppressing thoroughly. আপীড়িত a. pressed or squeezed or hugged or oppressed thoroughly. 54)

(p. 123) āẏāsa pain, trouble; exhaustion, fatigue; an exertion of strength or power, labour, strain; an endeavour, an effort. ̃সাধ্য a. involving effort, strenuous, laborious, arduous, toilsome, uphill. 16)

(p. 99) āga the forepart. a. foremost; topmost. ̃ডাল n. the topmost branch of a tree. ̃দুয়ার n. the frontdoor of a house; an outhouse. ̃পাছ adv. before and after, pros and cons. আগ বাড়া v. to step forward, to march forward. 57)

(p. 123) āraśi a mirror, a looking glass; a speculum.

(p. 102) āgrāsana aggresssion, aggressive or imperialistic policy; aggrandizement; invasion. আগ্রাসী a. aggressive; aggrandizing. 11)

(p. 115) ābōẏāba any of the conventional and usually illegal payments exacted by landowners from tenants. 75)

(p. 102) ācchanna covered; overcast; concealed; pervaded; comatose; drowsy; overwhelmed; dumbfounded. 39)

(p. 126) ālīna passed out of existence; extinct; diffused. 69)

(p. 99) ākuñcana slight contraction or shrivelling or wrinkle or curl or contortion. 20)