COCA

1. elastic noun, adj.

    noun [uncountable]

     a type of rubber material that can stretch and then return to its usual length or size.

           a piece of elastic

    adj. 

         1 made of elastic:

            an elastic cord

         2 a material that is elastic can stretch and then go back to its usual length or size:

            the horny elastic pad in a horse's hoof

         3 a system or plan that is elastic can change or be changed easily:

            Demand for this type of holiday will probably be fairly elastic.

         4 American English: if a piece of clothing is elastic, it is made with material that can       

         stretch:

     example sentences  from COCA        
          ● I wanted to be one of those people whose truths weren't quite so elastic.
            ●  Increased pressure in a control channel causes an elastic valve to expand and close off the underlying flow
       
       my example sentence
          ● Pants with an elastic waist may probably be a comfortable choice for sleepwear.

2. interlude noun

      noun  [countable]

         1 a period of time between two events or situations, during which something different     

         happens:

               a brief interlude of peace before a return to the battlefield

         2 a short period of time between the parts of a play, concert etc [= intermission]

         3 a short piece of music, talk etc used to fill such a period

         4 a short romantic or sexual meeting or relationship:

               a romantic interlude

       example sentences  from COCA   

          ●  The years in the spy agency, it turned out, were only an interlude.

         ● Interlude for the corps de ballet Reunited with Bearpaw and the forest partisans, 
          Grandiso shuts down the operations of the federal government.

        my example sentence

          ●The exotic interlude with this mysterious girl kept haunting him after he finished the trip.

3. disenchanted adj.

       adj. 

        disappointed with someone or something, and no longer believing that they are  

        good [= disillusioned]

        disenchanted with

               By that time I was becoming disenchanted with the whole idea.

        example sentences  from COCA

            ● Three minutes later I turned down the street where we lived and, for  a hys ­ 
                terical second, wondered  which brownstone was ours. Through my 
                disenchanted eyes, they all looked the same.

              ● As the month ended, David Axelrod knew Republicans were angry, Democrats 
               disenchanted and moderates nervous.

       my example sentence
            ● Disenchanted with Taiwanese politics, she decided to ignore cat fights of KMT and DPP once and for all.