To fry.

Tsien.

To broil.
燻 or 烤
Hyuin, or khau (not much used).

To steam.

Tsung.

To stew.*
燉 or 熓 or 𤒘
Tung, or ’oo or tok.
* No exact term in Shanghai colloquial; cooks in imitation of the English sound say “S-thoo” 水拖.

Boil water for tea.
燉茶
Tung dzo.

Make tea (by pouring boiling water on the leaves).
𣶐 (or 泡) 茶
Phau dzo.

Boiled (or boiling) water.
開水 Khe-s, 滾水 Kwung-s.

Go and buy (literally cook) some hot (boiled) water.
去𣶐點開水來
Chi phau tien khe-s le.

Buy some hot water.
買點熱水
Ma tien nyik-s.

Buy some hot (i.e., boiled) water (for drinking).
買點開水
Ma tien khe-s.