Main level is the level where you can enter and exit the building on foot.
Depending on the construction of the building, the main level could be at any floor.
Level the ground off=the ground level.You the builder should build on the level, not on the 45'slope where your car and people enter the sitting room from the back.You can plan on your basement Or 45' basement naming all the entrances to the house as level ground level; as illustrated.