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| English | Russian |
| be the mastermind | стоять за (Who is the alleged mastermind of the plot? VLZ_58) |
| criminal mastermind | криминальный авторитет (Artjaazz) |
| he masterminded the plan | он разработал весь план |
| mastermind behind the crime | организатор преступления (Robert Zorn claims that 'Cemetery John', the mastermind behind the crime was not actually the man convicted and put to death by electric chair ... Alexander Demidov) |
| mastermind of a crime | заказчик преступления (тж. см. paymaster Taras) |