tabs russian

• пасти́

  to graze, to pasture, to herd, to shepherd

  to tail, to shadow, to keep tabs on, to surveil

  to watch over, to keep an eye on, to look after

• куба́рь

  spinning top, whipping top

  rank cube (on collar tabs), rank insignia of the Soviet Army

  large crew quarters, big cabin

  hoard in a clay pot, pot of treasure

  egg-pod (of locusts)

• приню́хаться

  to sniff (at), to have a sniff, to catch the scent, to get the scent

  to sniff around, to keep tabs on, to spy on

Examples

• В раздева́лке не принима́ют оде́жду без пе́тельки.

  Clothes without tabs aren't accepted in the changing room.

• Копы за ним следя́т.

  The cops are keeping tabs on him.

• В тридцатые годы ОГПУ следило за людьми.

  In the 1930s, the OGPU kept tabs on people.