Question: How do I apply a procedure at SPECIFIED levels?

That is to say, a generalized map. 
E.g., here is a nested list: 

nl := [[[[s, t]], [u, [v, w]]], [[x, [y, z]]]]:

We can use map to apply the mapped function F to "each operand" (i.e., the first‐level parts) of nl: 

:-map(F, nl);
 = 
         [F([[[s, t]], [u, [v, w]]]), F([[x, [y, z]]])]

But in Mathematica, we can make further explorations: 

In[1]:= nl = {{{{s, t}}, {u, {v, w}}}, {{x, {y, z}}}}; 

In[2]:= Map[F, nl, {1}] (*Maple's result*)

Out[2]= {F[{{{s, t}}, {u, {v, w}}}], F[{{x, {y, z}}}]}

In[3]:= Map[F, nl, {2, -2}]

Out[3]= {{F[{F[{s, t}]}], F[{u, F[{v, w}]}]}, {F[{x, F[{y, z}]}]}}

In[4]:= Map[F, nl, {-3, 3}]

Out[4]= {{F[{F[{s, t}]}], F[{F[u], F[{v, w}]}]}, {F[{F[x], F[{y, z}]}]}}

In[5]:= Map[F, nl, {0, \[Infinity]}, Heads -> \[Not] True]

Out[5]= F[{F[{F[{F[{F[s], F[t]}]}], F[{F[u], F[{F[v], F[w]}]}]}], F[{F[{F[x], F[{F[y], F[z]}]}]}]}]

Note that the last case has been implemented in Maple as MmaTranslator[Mma][MapAll]:  

MmaTranslator:-Mma:-MapAll(F,nl);
 = 
   F([F([F([F([F(s), F(t)])]), F([F(u), F([F(v), F(w)])])]), 

     F([F([F(x), F([F(y), F(z)])])])])

Naturally, how to reproduce the other two results in Maple programmatically? (The output may not be easy to read or understand; I have added an addendum below.)

Addendum. It is also possible to display nl in "tree" structure (like dismantle) manually: 

`[]`
(
    `[]`
    (
        `[]`
        (
            `[]`
            (
                s
            ,
                t
            )
        )
    ,
        `[]`
        (
            u
        ,
            `[]`
            (
                v
            ,
                w
            )
        )
    )
,
    `[]`
    (
        `[]`
        (
            x
        ,
            `[]`
            (
                y
            ,
                z
            )
        )
    )
)

As you can see, the "depth" of nl is five (0, 1, 2, 3, and 4), while the classical map just maps at the first "level". (Moreover, such descriptions may lead to a confusion.)

Supplement. Unfortunately, there remains a bug in the MmaTranslator[Mma][Level]. Compare: 

MmaTranslator:-Mma:-Level(nl, [4]); (*Maple*)
                             [v, w]

MmaTranslator:-Mma:-Level(nl, [-1]); (*Maple*)
          [s, t, u, v, w, x, y, z, -1, x, c, r, y, 2]

In[6]:= Level[nl, {4}] (*Mathematica*)

Out[6]= {s, t, v, w, y, z}

In[7]:= Level[nl, {-1}] (*Mathematica*)

Out[7]= {s, t, u, v, w, x, y, z}