| plotter | n 1. conspirator, dalang: the ~s were soon arrested, dalang itu kemudiannya ditangkap; 2. a. person who marks position of ship etc, penentu arah; b. (instrument), (alat) penentu arah. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| mastermind | n perancang, dalang: the crime was too well-planned – there’s got to be a ~ behind the scenes, jenayah itu dirancang dgn sangat teliti – mesti ada dalang di belakangnya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| narrator | n 1. person who tells a story, tukang cerita: in the shadow play, the "dalang" is also the ~, dlm wayang kulit, dalang juga merupakan tukang cerita; 2. person who narrates events etc, pengisah; (in the style of a commentary) pengulas: the ~’s words follow the action of the story, huraian pengisah mengikut aksi dlm cerita. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| puppeteer | n dalang. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| kingmaker | n dalang politik. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| brain | have a good ~, cerdik, bijak, pintar; have (got) ~s, cerdik, bijak; have not much ~, tdk berapa /cerdik, bijak/; have /so., st/ on the ~, asyik berfikir ttg /sso, sst/; (song, tune, etc ), /terngiang(-ngiang), mengiang/ di kepalanya: he has money on the ~, dia asyik berfikir ttg wang; have the ~s /for st, to do st/, cukup pandai utk /sst, membuat sst/: does he have the ~s for the job?, adakah dia cukup pandai utk membuat kerja itu?; the ~s, a. mastermind, dalang: she was the ~s behind the robbery, dialah dalang perompakan itu; b. cleverest person in a group, orang yg paling /cerdik, bijak/; c. one who plans and organizes an undertaking, (orang yg) /merancang, merencanakan/: who was the ~s behind the dinner party?, siapakah yg merancang majlis makan malam itu?; the best ~s, cendekiawan, cerdik pandai; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| back | ~ to ~, saling membelakangi, berbelakang-belakangan; ~ to front, terbalik: he had his shirt on ~ to front, dia memakai kemejanya terbalik; at the ~, di belakang, di sebelah belakang; at the ~ of (st), a. di belakang (sst): at the ~ of the house, di belakang rumah itu; b. (fig.), (berada) di belakang: the mastermind at the ~ of the plot, dalang di belakang komplot itu; be (flat) on o’s ~, terlantar di katil; behind so’s ~, di belakang sso: | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |