Thr Jamaican use of "well" (meaning very), is starting to be used by lots more young British, (mostly Londoners). But don't use the expression if you don't want to be ridiculed like the adults in the TV series, Absolutely Fabulous. You'd need to be young, British or Caribbean, extremely cool and know more Rastafarian/London street-talk, and use the right accent before you speak like this:
In sahf London, you may well hear someone say: "She's well fit."
This would not refer to her state of health.
from http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/mbradio4/html/NF2766781?thread=6898274
[FWIW, "fit" means attractive, sexy]
OTOH,
"Your shot was well long of the hole." "He fell well short of his
goals." "She's a well fed woman."
are all used in Standard English.
To me, studying implies that you are learning something new. It's usually used in an academic context:
Sorry I can't go out; I need to study for a test next week.
Bill is going to Oxford next year where he will study history.
The zoologist spent 8 years studying insects before she wrote that paper.
but it can also be used when conducting some sort of analysis:
We will be studying the safety habits of our factory workers to see if we can't cut down on injuries next year.
Work can imply physical work, as you mention, but it can also be used when describing any kind of mental exertion:
It took a lot of work to solve last week's crossword puzzle!
I'll be working on my term paper, so I can't go out with you guys tonight.
I'm working on coming up with some fun ideas for the baby shower.
In short, work is a very general term, which study seems more narrowly focused.
As to Jamie's quote:
I have to finish and hand in my project by Monday, so I have to study/work for the next few days.
I think work is the best word if Jamie pretty much knows what to do already, and it's just a matter of doing the work. For example, if Jamie is writing a computer program, or a term paper, or painting something for an art class, that's generally work.
However, if the project is a matter of answering 10 short answer questions, but Jamie will need to do a lot of research in order to answer those questions, then the word study might be appropriate.
Best Answer
Ordinarily, ahead means further away, in the direction the speaker (or addressee) is travelling. But no-one appears to actually be moving in OP's examples, so we have to consider other possibilities.
Forward means in the direction the speaker (or addressee) is facing.
The front means either the side of some object nearest to the speaker, or the side from which people usually approach/see the object.
In fact, ahead would do for #1, but only if "the place" refers to an area you're travelling through at the time. If "the place" in #1 is, for example, a house, the front (or the back, the side) would be fine.
For #2, ahead could refer to the direction you were travelling before you got out of (not off) the car. The front doesn't make a lot of sense, because there's nothing to suggest the front of what [object].
I can't see how to contrive a context where ahead makes sense for #3. Come/move forward seems most likely here.