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

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

canopy
They lay down under a canopy of stars.

look up at

be out
shine, twinkle
A bright star shone in the east.

appear, come out

cluster

under the stars
We camped out under the stars.

the brightness of a star, the density of a star, the luminosity of a star

big, big-name, major
There were several big Hollywood stars at the function.

A-list, B-list, Z-list, etc.
real, true, undisputed
budding, emerging, rising, young
veteran
veteran stars of stage and screen

pop, rap, rock, etc.
basketball, football, soccer, track (AmE), etc.
Through high school he was a track star.

film (esp. BrE), Hollywood, media, movie (esp. AmE), screen, soap, TV
guest
The show has plenty of guest stars appearing each week.

array, galaxy, host
Channel 8 has lined up a galaxy of stars for the coming season.

make sb
That was the movie that made him a star.

quality, status
power (esp. AmE)
role
actor, athlete (esp. AmE), performer, player
witness
attraction, turn
He was the star turn at the celebrations.

system
the Hollywood star system

vehicle
The movie was nothing more than a star vehicle for Tom Hanks.

star of
the star of the show