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That is my thought since some time ago.

⇒ I’ve held that opinion for quite some time / a while.

A stand⇒  OPINION/ATTITUDE [usually singular] a position or opinion that you state firmly and publicly

stand on

- the Republicans’ conservative stand on social and environmental issues

- She was accused of not taking a stand on feminism or civil rights.

I haven’t had the situation

in a ... situation

- She coped well in a very difficult situation.

I haven’t dealt with/faced such a difficult situation.

I try to avoid that kind of situations

I try to get around / skip that kind of situations.

get around something⇒   to avoid something that is difficult or causes problems for you

- I think we should be able to get around most of these problems.

I tend to shy away from this sort of situation.

shy away from something phrasal verb

to avoid doing or dealing with something because you are not confident enough or you are worried or nervous about it

- They criticized the leadership, but shied away from a direct challenge.

but without extra compliment.

but without giving the highest of compliments.

It wasn’t exactly trying to fish for compliments, but I didn’t get any.

fish for compliments

to try to make someone say something nice about you

By the sake of God

for God’s / Christ’s / goodness’ / Heaven’s / Pete's sake

spoken

a) used when you are telling someone how important it is to do something or not to do something

people who are born with talent for cooking

People who are naturals when it comes to cooking.

Gifted  

To be bestowed /bɪˈstəʊd/ with

be a natural> to be good at doing something without having to try hard or practise People think I am a natural, but I’ve had to work at it.

I would rather people being frank

I’d rather people were frank /decent/ honest

I am concious (conscious) of who my friends are

I am fully aware of who my friends are

I can make a difference between an acquaintance and a buddy.

acquaintance /əˈkweɪntəns/ someone who you know and see sometimes, but who is not one of your close friends

We borrowed the money from one of Paul’s business acquaintances.

however much/many 

I really want the car, however much it costs.

how come?

used to ask someone why or how something happened

- How come you’ve ended up here?

- ‘Last I heard, she was teaching in Mexico.’ ‘How come?’

where‧a‧bouts /ˌweərəˈbaʊts◂ $ ˈwerəbaʊts/ ●●○ adverb spoken   

used to ask in what general area something or someone is

- Whereabouts do you live?

whereabouts

• Whereabouts did you grow up?

• Nobody knows whereabouts this occurs in the brain.

where‧a‧bouts /ˈweərəbaʊts $ ˈwer-/ ●○○ noun [plural]   

the place or area where someone or something is

- He showed great reluctance to reveal his whereabouts.

whereabouts of

- The police want to know the whereabouts of his brother.

p. 328 MyGrammarlab

She had not shone, but neither had she been stupid. 

He realized that he could never—as hard as he might try or as much as he might like—step into the same river again.

Hardly had the rain stopped, when the sun came out. 

You want to use formulas to infer values, you do not need to enter a separate formula for each characteristic, as is the case with some other programming languages.

In answerable order, next came Mrs. Beatnout and Mrs. Spencer, apparelled as- knights' wives.

At no time have you taken a clear step towards any wedding. 

ab‧seil /ˈæbseɪl/ verb [intransitive + down] British English   

to go down a cliff or a rock by sliding down a rope and pushing against the rock with your feet SYN rappel American English

fa‧tal /ˈfeɪtl/

No sooner had they started their walk that it started to rain.

So beautiful was her bearing (the way in which she moved), the carriage of her dainty (small, pretty, and delicate) head upon her proud white neck, and the sweep of her stately walk, that the young...

rendering of (someone’s performance of a play, piece of music etc SYN rendition) 

- a spirited rendering of the national anthem