| Subject | English | Russian |
| polit. | adhere to a rule | соблюдать правило (ssn) |
| polit. | adhere to a rule | придерживаться правила (ssn) |
| econ. | adhere to rules | придерживаться правил |
| formal | adhere to rules | соблюдать правила (In total, 82 partygoers were issued tickets for not adhering to COVID-19 distancing rules. ART Vancouver) |
| gen. | adhere to rules | выполнять правила ((...) an episode from 2/2/99 in which Art spoke with private investigator Edmund Pankau, who revealed how one can successfully disappear without a trace. Explaining that only about 1 in 5 people attempting such a feat are successful, he shared some of the important steps and rules which must be adhered to if you truly wish to vanish from society.  coasttocoastam.com ART Vancouver) |
| polit. | adhere to the rules | придерживаться правил |
| amer. | adhere to the rules | строго соблюдать правила (Val_Ships) |
| gen. | adhere to the rules of procedure | придерживаться правил процедуры |