Chop - method of cutting food into bite sized pieces. It goes into the Cutting ingredients category.
Mince - finest level of chopping, producing really small pieces. It also goes into the Cutting ingredients category
Blend - combining two or more ingredients together so that they become smooth and uniform. It goes into combining ingredients category.
Toss - method used for combing the food together. You lift up the ingredients and drop them back into the dish turning them over and mixing everything together. It also goes into combining ingredients category.
Drain - removal of water, fat or other liquids from the dish. It goes into separating ingredients category.
Sift - you pass ingredients in a powder form through a sieve to make them smoother and get rid of any potential lumps. It goes into separating ingredients category.