Oh so the word for "creep" they used in German is appropriate for the metaphorical meaning of "investigating/watching"? Does the most direct dictionary translat

Oh so the word for "creep" they used in German is appropriate for the metaphorical meaning of "investigating/watching"? Does the most direct dictionary translation of "creep" happen to fit here? If the translator figured out that this is a figurative meaning and intentionally picked a suitable translation, I'm very impressed!