Answer:
1. grabbed
2. smash
3. screamed
4. dive
A thief grabbed that woman’s bag just a minute ago.
I had to smash the window to get in because I had lost my keys.
She screamed when she saw how damaged her car was.
They had to dive in the river to avoid getting stung by bees.
These are your answers. Hope it helps.
Personification
The ship has human-like characteristics. The sentence is talking as if the ship has the brains to decide it can sigh and hesitate.
You can remember by seeing that the word "person" is in "personification".