  Let $Z$ be an affine algebraic variety and $X$ be a smooth flexible variety.
We develop some criteria under which $Z$ admits a closed embedding into $X$. In
particular, we show that if $X$ is isomorphic (as an algebraic variety) to a
special linear group and $\dim X \geq \max(2\dim Z+1, \dim TZ)$, then $Z$
admits a closed embedding into $X$.
