Up

Up Up, n. The state of being up or above; a state of elevation, prosperity, or the like; -- rarely occurring except in the phrase ups and downs. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]

{Ups and downs}, alternate states of elevation and depression, or of prosperity and the contrary. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]

They had their ups and downs of fortune. --Thackeray. [1913 Webster]