Once, long ago, she had felt exactly the same, and that gave her a special understanding of my case.

"I felt Giacometti had a special understanding of and affinity for women," she explained.

The special understanding between the two men was obvious.

He usually made his assumption of a special understanding seem a tribute to the other person and not to himself.

Unlike sports, it requires no special understanding of a particular game.

We don't even have any kind of special understanding about the future.

And he feels the Met musicians have a special understanding of lyricism.

Does his background suggest a special understanding of poor blacks and empathy for their needs?

I'm not sure the vegetation around here understands that we have a special understanding.

An unofficial one, a special understanding with the district superintendent.