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When dealing with idioms – words – sentences within an area of business or expertise it is important to understand that the word (if taken out of the context) can have a completely different meaning on its own, or when used in another situation.

Business or professional

• Tendered their resignation: Giving their job notices – Resigning from their job.
• Covenant Amendment: A contract – Binding agreement – Conditions of a contract.
• Covenant headroom: Leverage to work with, within a contract.
• Equity stake: Stockholder (Shareholder) has stocks (Equity stakes) in a company.
• Revolving Credit: An arrangement between a bank and business that allows for borrowing money.
• Commenced: (past tense) Begin – Start – Commencing.
• Highest Caliber Candidates: The best candidates for the job (The best of the best).
• Revolving: Rotating – Spinning (commonly associated with "Revolving Credit").
• Covenant Amendment: Adjustments to a binding agreement or contract.
• Covenant headroom: The flexibility or leverage within a contractual agreement.

General language and words

• Aim: Have the intention of achieving – A purpose or intention – A desired outcome.
• Merely: Just – Only.
• Shrinking: Become or make smaller in size.
• Strengthen: To make someone, or something stronger.
• Achieve: Successfully bring about or reach something.
• Immense: Extremely large or great, especially in scale or degree.
• Trait: A distinguishing quality or characteristic, typically one belonging to a person.
• Detach: Separate or disconnected, in particular.
• Differentiating: Show the difference between someone or something.
• Attain: Succeed in achieving. 
• Worth it: Sufficiently good, enjoyable, or successful to repay any effort, trouble, or expense.
• Challenging: Something that needs great mental or physical effort in order to be done successfully.
• Adapt: To make something suitable for a new use or purpose – Modify.
• Eager: Strongly wanting to do or have something.
• Insight: A deep understanding of a person or thing.
• Ponder: Think about something carefully before making a decision.
• Thrive: To grow, develop, or be successful.
• Effortless: Requiring no physical or mental exertion – Easy.
• Significant: Sufficiently great or important to be worthy of attention – Meaningful.
• Convey: To communicate or make an idea known to someone.
• Intriguing: Something that arouses curiosity or interest – Fascinating.
• Simplify: To make something easier to do or understand.
• Enrich: Improve or enhance the quality or value of something.
• Perceive: To become aware of or interpret something in a particular way.
  
  
  

Expressions or Idiomatic phrases

• Connect the dots/Joining the dots: Bringing together information from different places.
• Even Though: Regardless – All the same.
• Moreover: Besides – Furthermore – Also – Additionally.
• Be dealt with: Take measures concerning (someone or something), especially with the intention of putting something right.
• Frightening: Making someone afraid or anxious – Terrifying.
• Myth: A traditional story, often explaining natural or social phenomena – Includes legend, tale, story, or folklore.
• Niche: A comfortable or suitable position in life or employment.
• Cheat Sheet: A set of notes used for quick reference.
• Back to the drawing board: To start over after a plan has failed.
• Bite the bullet: To endure a painful situation bravely.
• Break the ice: To initiate conversation in a social setting.
• Burn the midnight oil: To work late into the night.
• Cost an arm and a leg: Something very expensive.
• Cross that bridge when you come to it: Deal with a problem if and when it arises.
• Cut corners: To do something in a quicker and cheaper way that may compromise quality.
• Go the extra mile: To make more effort than is expected of you.
• Hit the nail on the head: To describe exactly what is causing a situation or problem.
• Keep your chin up: To stay positive in difficult situations.
• Let the cat out of the bag: To reveal a secret by mistake.
• Once in a blue moon: Something that happens very rarely.
• Piece of cake: Something very easy to do.
• Spill the beans: To reveal confidential information.
• Take with a grain of salt: To view something with skepticism or not take it literally.
• Throw in the towel: To quit or give up.
• Under the weather: Feeling ill or unwell.
• Up in the air: Something undecided or unresolved.

Idioms and phrasal words are like metaphors. 
They do not make sense unless you already know them, the language and concept of meaning.
They are like a hidden code within most languages.