Synonyms for Brook (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)):
creekWordNet sense 2 (put up with something or somebody unpleasant):
abide, bear, digest, endure, stand, stomach, suffer, support, tolerate, digest, put up, stick outFrom the ODE community, based on WordNetadd/edit