There was a special, mutual pain to the conversation, he thought.

Once again, I'm asking you to take special pains with this.

Moreover, he found it difficult to imagine why anyone would take any special pains on his account.

For black residents of Union, there was a special pain.

She's always been so fond of me that I didn't have to take any special pains to keep her in my pocket.

She turned her mind back to the times of special pain.

He took special pains to point out that his customers often required sympathy and understanding.

Most of the nurses and medical staff took special pains to avoid him.

However, it was obvious that he had taken special pains with his appearance.