ADJ

bright, brilliant
faint
distant
nearby, nearer/nearest
falling, shooting
evening, morning

QUANT

cluster
a dense cluster of stars at the galaxy's nucleus

STAR + VERB

be out
shine, twinkle
A bright star shone in the East
appear, come out

STAR + NOUN

cluster

PREP

under the ~s
We camped out under the stars

PHRASES

a canopy of stars
They lay down under a canopy of stars
the brightness/density/luminosity of a star

ADJ

big
There were several big Hollywood stars at the function
true, undisputed
rising, young
football, pop, etc.
Hollywood, screen, film, movie, soap, TV

QUANT

array, galaxy, host
Channel 4 has lined up a galaxy of stars for the coming season

STAR + NOUN

quality, status
role
actor, performer, player
attraction, turn
He was the star turn at the celebrations
vehicle
The film was nothing more than a star vehicle for Tom Hanks