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5. "The brass" refers to officers, and it's shorthand for the older phrase "the brass hats." From the OED: brass hat n. [so called from the gilt insignia on an officer's cap] colloq. (orig. Mil. slang) a high-ranking officer in the armed forces, originally in the British army; cf. tin hat n. 1b.
Brass is, and historically has been, more expensive than steel. If you go to the hardware store and buy 'brass' tacks, you're probably buying brass plated steel tacks. Take them home, hammer one into a block of wood and file it, and it will turn silver color - it's steel underneath. If you get real, solid brass tacks, filing reveals more brass.
To look at means to see something on purpose, that is, something that you actually want to see.. Thus, looking at you implies willingly turning my head towards you so that I can see you, while seeing you is almost unavoidable: if you are in my presence, I'll see you no matter what I do.
What do you mean by "positive" and "neutral" here? It's obvious from the overall tone of your cited source that the writer has a very negative opinion of Trump, so presumably from their perspective, it's a "good" thing that Trump is being attacked - which he metaphorically braces himself for, which will please the writer (especially if the attack is so strong Trump can't withstand it even by ...
2. In standard English (unlike much dialect and slang usage), "I don't see nothing" is incorrect - unless your intended meaning is "I see something". In standard English, a "double negative" results in one negation cancelling out the other negation, resulting in an affirmative meaning. In standard English, the correct expressions are:
This is synecdoche, and it is curt and slangy, and probably derogatory. Keep in mind that mildly derogatory slang terms can be used affectionately as well.
5. The verb paid takes objects that are the method of payment: credit cards, cash, seashells, etc. You could say "The money has already been paid." The verb paid for takes objects that are the reason for the payment, in this case the service of repairing and repainting the car: "The service has already been paid for." Share.
In the first sentence, afraid is being used to express anxiety or trepidation over a future possibility. The second sentence, afraid is being used to express a lack of fear regarding an object or place.
According to the OED, byss is an obsolete word meaning the opposite of “abyss”. “A” is sometimes a prefix denoting negation.
As a Brit I don't agree with David that it is ever used as an answer. innit is a monosyllabic teenage phrase, where every extra sound is terrible.