to bake	to cook e.g. cakes and bread in the oven
to BASTE	to pour oil or liquid fat over meat while it is cooking
to beat EGGS	to mix the white and the yolk together in a bowl with a fork
to BRING sth TO THE BOIL	to boil sth
to CARVE	to cut a piece of meat, usually into slices
to chop	to cut sth (usually vegetables) into small pieces
cuisine	a particular style of cooking
to defrost	to allow or cause sth to become unfrozen
a dish	1. a SHALLOW container with a wide uncovered top used to eat/serve food; 2.a particular kind of food
to dress	to put a mixture of oil, vinegar, salt, etc. on a salad
foil	metal paper used in cooking
to GRATE	to RUB sth (cheese/carrots) into small pieces using a grater
a GREATER	a kitchen tool which has a rough surface (used for cutting food into small pieces)
to GRIND	to crush pepper corns of coffe beans into powder
to ice	to put icing on the outside of cake
kettle	a covered container used for boiling water
to KNEAD	to press and stretch DOUGH
to marinade	to leave food in a specially prepared liquid so as to make it more tender/to give it a special taste
pan	a round, metal container used for cooking things in
to peel	to remove the skin from fruit or vegetables
plate	a round flat dish used for holding food
to PLUCK	to pull out the FEATHERS from a chicken, turkey, etc. to prepare it for cooking
to POACH	to cook eggs (without their shells) in a special pan in which the eggs are cooked above the water
pot	DEEP round container used for cooking SOUPS, STEWS, etc
a recipe	cooking instructions
to RINSE	to QUICKLY WASH sth, generally using running water
to roast	to cook meat or vegetables in the oven
to RUSTLE UP	to quickly cook sth (often when you were not expecting cook)
to SCRUB	to wash sth VIGOROUSLY
to season	to add salt, pepper or spices to food
to SHELL	to remove the hard outside covering of nuts (prawns, crabs, etc.)
SIEVE	a tool used for separating solids from liquids
to SIZZLE	describes the NOISE sth makes while it's being fried
to soak	to leave food in water so that it becomes soft or so that it absorbs the water
to sprinkle	to DROP SMALL PIECES of salt, cheese, sugar, etc on sth using a spoon of your fingers
to STUFF	to fill inside of sth (chicken/turkey) with a bread or rice mixture, etc
to THICKEN	to make a sauce thicker
to TOSS a salad	to mix a salad
to whip	to STIR very quickly so that it becomes stiff
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to go bananas	to become v.angry/v.excited (She'll go bananas when she finds out that...)
a BREADWINNER	a person who supports a family with the money she or he earns
to BUTTER SB UP	to be v.pleasant to sb because you want sth from them (Don't try to butter me up!)
as different as chalk and cheese	very different from each other
sth is not my cup of tea	(inf) I don't particulary like sth
to grill SB	to ask sb a lor of questions to make them confess sth (The police grilled him for 4 hrs)
it's like oven in here	this room is very hot
peanuts	(said of a sum of money) very small (My job pays peanuts)
a piece of cake	very easy to do (The exam will be a piece of cake)
to SIMMER DOWN (OF FEELINGS)	to calm down, having been very angry (I'd wait for him to simmer down before talking to him)
to take sth with a pinch of salt	not to believe that sth is completely acurate or true
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to act on a tip-off [Acting on a tip-off, the police raided a house in London...]	the police, they use information they have been given to prevent a crime
to break out of prison/jail [Only one prisoner has ever broken out of this jail.]	to escape from prison
to be convicted OF a crime [He was convicted of a crime which he hadn't committed...]	to be found guilty in a court of a crime
to CORDON (an area/building) OFF [The area around a bank was cordoned off...]	to place a barrier around to prevent ppl leaving/entering
to be FINED FOR (commiting) a crime [I was fined $300 for driving without a seatbelt on]	to have to pay money as a punishment
to be FOUND (not) guilty OF	to be in a court; judge decides that sb commited a crime or not
to GET AWAY WITH sth [You can ~ with blackmailing the president]	to do sth wrong or illegal and not be punished for it
to HOLD (sb/sth) UP [The bandits held up the stage coach at gunpoint.]	to rob a person or a place, using a weapon
an INQUIRY INTO [An inquiry into alleged government will be held next week.]	an official investigation
to LET sb OFF (with a fine/caution, etc.) [You should be happy he let you off with a fine.]	to be given a lighter punishment than you deserve
to MAKE OFF WITH sth [A group of armed men made off with $2,000 from...]	to steal and escape with sth
to be on the loose	to have escaped from prison and not been captured (...one of them is still on the loose)
to be on the run [He decided to give up after being on the run for 2 yrs]	to be trying to escape/hide from the police
to be ON TRIAL FOR (committing) A CRIME [He's on trial for forgery]	judge and/or jury are deciding whether you are guilty
to PLEAD (not) GUILTY (to the charges) [He pleaded guilty to all the charges that had been...]	to say in the court that you are (not) guilty of the crime
to be RELEASED FROM prison	to be set free form prison
to RULE OUT (the possibility of) sth [We can't rule out the possibility that this was a political cr	to say that sth is not possible
to be sentenced to	if a judge sentences sb, he/she states in court what their punishment is going to be
to STAND UP (in court) [They know it won't stand up in court.]	to be accepted as true when it's carefully examined in court
to testify against sb	to provide the court with information that shows that sb is guiltyof the crime
to TIP (sb) OFF	to tell the police where and when the crime will be commited
to TRACK (sb/sth) DOWN [The police tracked them down because they tried to flee the country]	to look for and find