架子

Pillows are in the overhead above each passenger's seat.

The dictionary is on the topmost shelf.

washstand

(flower) vase stand

You should make an outline before you write your thesis.

build/construct a framework

turn into a mere skeleton

He is difficult of approach.

be modest and unassuming; be easy of approach

get down from one's high horse; discard one's haughty airs

strut in borrowed plumes

put on bureaucratic/nauseating airs

put on airs; have an air of importance