These quantities often represented by x & y are constantly changing, but Al can't live without 'em
variables
Basic "atomic" social unit of parents & their kids only
the nuclear family unit
This sailor gets superhuman strength from eating spinach
Popeye
When this man first meets God, he sees a bush on fire, but it doesn't burn up
Moses
Also a term for military basic training, this is a 2-word reform facility for juvenile offenders
boot camp
ax2 + bx + c = 0 is the general form of this type of equation
the quadratic equation
Cinderella has 2 of them, Anastasia & Drizella (per Disney)
stepsisters
A store only open for a limited time, or a new window that is unexpectedly opened in your browser
a pop-up

Here's a rendering of the miracle at a wedding in this town, where Jesus turned water into wine
Cana
Like Daddy Warbucks to Annie, this is an adult responsible for the care of a minor
a guardian
Al knows that this word for the 3 in 83 can also mean a person who advocates an idea
an exponent
Also an ancient title of a Christian bishop, it's the male head of a family
the patriarch
It's Kellogg's brand of toaster pastries
Pop-Tarts
This leader had his army march around Jericho 7 times & blow their trumpets, & its walls came tumblin' down
Joshua
Hanging out in public for no good reason could be considered illegal–this crime
loitering
Al loves to play with these expressions from a word for "many", like 3x3 + 7y2 - 4z
polynomials
Like the Spanish & Austrian parts of the Habsburgs, it's an "arboreal" division of a family tree
a branch
To propose marriage
to pop the question
This man was thrown to the hungry lions in a sealed den, but in the morning he was miraculously unscathed
Daniel
Convicts let kids know the pitfalls of a life of crime in juvenile awareness programs like "Scared" this
(Scared) Straight
Al knows he can make many a tough expression easier to work with by "completing" this
the square
A 1765 speech opposing the Stamp Act called colonists these, giving a rebellious group its name
the sons of liberty
Nonsense! (Like an old man might say)
poppycrock
In this book Herod binds the apostle Peter in chains, but an angel appears & the chains fall away
Acts
Someone who monitors attendance can also be called this "officer", making sure no one ditches
truancy