mythical creature that brings harm upon those who it passes / assailant who attacks random people on the street

to attack, to combat / (dated) to follow (as successor) / to visit suddenly / (of an incapacitating feeling) to overcome one

(formal) Female third-person singular pronoun; she, her, girlfriend

(colloquial) a girlfriend (a female partner in a romantic relationship)

(literary) they (about women or girls)

attack, rush on, jump

(literary) they (about women or girls)