offset

[1]	compensate , counterbalance , countervail , counterpoise , counteract , balance (out) , equalize , even (out/up) , square , cancel (out) , neutralize , nullify , make up (for) , atone (for) , redress , recompense , repay , make amends/restitution , make good , reimburse , indemnify
[2]	countervail
[3]	cancel , set off

[1]	beginning , commencement , first , outset , get-go , start , kickoff , starting time , showtime
[2]	compensation , counterbalance , counterbalance , counteraction , check , equalizer , neutralizer
[3]	stolon , runner
[4]	outgrowth , branch , offshoot
[5]	offset printing
[6]	set-back , setoff