a fierce beast; a beast of prey

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

suddenly

sudden

all of a sudden, all at once

(chiefly women's speech) first person singular pronoun: I, me

a personal or private matter / selfishness / privacy, secrecy / (women's speech, obsolete) a brother-in-law

personal, private / secret

(formal) first-person singular pronoun: I, me

(polite) first-person singular pronoun: I, me