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"ref": "2023 March 14, Caryn James, “John Wick: Chapter 4: 'Soars above most action films'”, in BBC",
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"sense": "a villain",
"word": "壞人"
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"word": "плохо́й па́рень"
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"word": "bad guy"
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"word": "壞蛋"
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"sense": "a villain",
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"word": "Missetäter"
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"sense": "a villain",
"word": "orang jahat"
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"sense": "a villain",
"word": "악인"
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