面有难色miàn yǒu nán sèappear to be reluctant;one’s face clouds over with worry; show signs of reluctance or embarrassment
❍ 忽然，又～地叫着黄新仁： “舅，这里还有个作难的事呢！ ……”(冯志《敌后武工队》441) But then his face clouded over again with worry. There was another ticklish problem. |