Level 20 — 78 concepts
Each concept here is built from components whose deepest is L19, so it stands 20 steps of emergence above the foundations. Depth is not difficulty or abstraction — it is the length of the chain needed to ground the word.
ability capacitybank financialbenefit of the doubt trustblind spot modelboard materialboiling over thresholdbrowse visualburnout capacitycar transportcard papercart transportchurch religiouscold feet thresholdconscience internalizedcourt legaldanger conditiondelusions of grandeur unreachabledropping balls capacityduct tape upkeepeast spatialemployment economicequilibrium stateface bodyfoot body-partgut feeling trusthealth conditionhigh horse mountedhitting the wall thresholdhomeostasis regulationhot temperaturein the weeds abstractioninn lodginginsight cognitiveinstitute organizationinvasive systemkeystone systemknock on effect stackedleft directionlesbian sexuallevel spatialliving in a bubble curatedmaxed out thresholdmiles measurementpage sheetpaper materialperfect storm thresholdpersistence endurancepersona outwardplayer humanpower energyprotection securitypushing the envelope frontierread the room awarenessred flag warningregret emotionalresist opposerhythm temporalripening approachingrock bottom floorrunning on empty capacitysale commercialsanity check trustsaturday temporalsecond wind resilienceshifting goalposts driftsnowball effect stacked-dependencysocial capital resourcespread too thin capacityspring seasonstretched thin capacitysurplus excesstable furnituretechnical debt upkeeptoo good to be true trusttrack record model-andwalking on eggshells thresholdwednesday temporalwestern directional